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LOT 2540
Woolly Mammoth Tooth
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000-11,700 YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 in. (1.18 kg, 13 cm wide).
A complete Mammuthus primigenius tooth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the North Sea.
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.
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Green River Fossil Mioplosus Fish
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail, a section of a tail from another specimen visible on one corner. 1064 grams, 230 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 175 grams, 60 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Twin Tharrhias Fossil Fish in Matrix from Brazil
Early Cretaceous Period, circa 112 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Showing two overlapping Tharrhias Araripis specimens on a rounded matrix, the larger showing good scale detail. 1.7 kg, 19.5 cm
From N.E. Brazil. 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.
