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LOT 2517
Rumuruti Chondrite R4 Meteorite Polished Slice
FOUND 2003 A.D.
2 1/8 in. (specimen weight 16 grams, 54 mm).
A cut and polished slice of NWA 1906. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco/Algeria, North West Africa.
Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Ex USA collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an original dealer label and Swiss membrane box with aluminium identification label.
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LOT 2517
Rumuruti Chondrite R4 Meteorite Polished Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Polished Fossil Wood Trunk Slice
Triassic Period, circa 230 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A cut section with two polished faces showing the attractive banding within the trunk. 409 grams, 13.6 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Extinct Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Pleistocene Period, circa 250,000-24,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Displaying both sides of the Ursus spelaeus lower jaw with molars and lower canines present; some restoration. 826 grams, 27 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
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Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
From Carcharocles megalodon polished, showing some good enamel. 78 grams, 79 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.
