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LOT 2530
Polished Goniatite and Orthoceras Fossil Round Lidded Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (766 grams, 11 cm wide).
Good-sized cylindrical box with a lid carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a goniatite specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2530
Polished Goniatite and Orthoceras Fossil Round Lidded Box
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising two thick teeth with dark brown enamel. 77 grams total, 51-65 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark's Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and polished tooth enamel. 105 grams, 90 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 the 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 Fish in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 122-119 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Showing good scale detailing, possibly Rhacolepis buccalis. 935 grams, 26 cm
From a deceased estate of a gentleman collector from the Wirral Penninsula.
