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LOT 2739
North American and Other Fossil Collection
MAINLY CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
12 x 8 3/4 in. (79 grams total, 30.5 x 22.4 cm).
Group of twenty fossil sharks' teeth, each in a collector's card with window, inked catalogue number with notes relating to identification, findspot and dating; mounted in a vinyl sheet. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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NWA 978 Rumuruti R3.8 Cut and Polished Chondrite Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With one cut and polished face; rare. 9.76 grams, 23 mm
Found Erfoud, Morocco/Algeria, North West Africa in 2001. Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a Michael Farmer dealer card and supplied in a Swiss membrane box. -
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Molar Tooth
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
From Mammuthus Primigenius, inked collector's note 'VM19' to one side. 600 grams, 13.2 cm
From Asland, Montana, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Fossil Ursus Spelaeus Canine and Molar Tooth Group
Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Both cave bear teeth displaying some root and enamel. 50 grams total, 41-84 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
