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LOT 2518
Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Display Stand
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (830 grams, 15.5 cm).
Comprising a Goniatite sp. and an Orthoceras sp. set on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Bookend Pair
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A pair of bookends formed from fossiliferous stone showing multiple goniatite and orthoceras fossils, two large Goniatite sp. fossils set to the frontal face. 3.44 kg total, 16 cm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Australian Opal Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising seven milky examples showing good play of colour, five polished. 6.71 grams total, 8-22 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark's Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some good enamel. 116 grams, 91 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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.
