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LOT 2495
Polished Fossil Ammonite Coaster Pair
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (153 grams total, 81 mm each).
Comprising two circular composite plates of overlapping Cleoniceras sp. ammonites. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Petraster Starfish
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
From Carcharocles megalodon showing some good enamel. 87 grams, 77 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. -
Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A large specimen showing partial root and clear ribbing; repaired. 75 grams, 97 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
