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LOT 2418
Woolly Mammoth Hair from Permafrost
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000-11,700 YEARS B.P.
2 x 2 in. (24 grams including case, case: 50 x 50mm).
Comprising long, coarse outer hairs and a dense tuft of the undercoat; supplied in a display case. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yacutia, Siberia.
Ex Gerald Lucy Rocks, minerals and fossils.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a Gerald Lucy information display card.
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Polished 'Orca' Agate
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A freestanding display, polished to enhance the mimicking patterns and colours of an orca. 628 grams, 12.6 cm
From Madagascar. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Display Stand
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a Goniatite sp. and an Orthoceras sp. set on a textured freestanding matrix. 830 grams, 15.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark's Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
From Carcharocles megalodon showing serrations to both edges; repaired. 73 grams, 81 mm
From a Perthshire, collection, Scotland, UK.
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.
