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LOT 2456
Polished Fossil Tree Chunk
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250-200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (1.01 kg, 11.5 cm).
A freestanding cut and polished section of fossilised tree showing attractive banding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Multi Fossil Trilobite Bowl
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A montage of six different trilobite fossils set in a bowl-shaped matrix. 1.74 kg, 22.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Large Polished Copal Amber with Termites
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Polished to a teardrop-shape with a large number of termite inclusions. 41 grams, 75 mm
From Brazil. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
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.
