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LOT 3291
Otodus Extinct Shark Fossil Tooth Display
EOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 53-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (815 grams, 11 cm).
Otodus obliquus tooth set on a tongue-shaped matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3291
Otodus Extinct Shark Fossil Tooth Display
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Malachite Crystal Collection
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Opening Bid: £5
Group of crystals displaying deep bottle-green lustre. 2.23 kg total, 10.5-11.6 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Harpoceras Fossil Ammonite on Stand
Lower Jurassic, circa 170-160 million years B.P.Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Harpoceras sp. showing characteristic projected ribs with slightly overlapping coils; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 795 grams total, 18.8 cm high including stand
From Somerset, UK. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 116 grams total, 25-63 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
