Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 107

The Manuscript & Collectibles Auction

Fossils

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 714		Impressive, Rare, 4" Long Carcharodontosaurus Foot Claw, Morocco. Carcharodontosaurus was a huge theropod, perhaps even larger than a T-Rex, and a close relative to the Jurassic Theropod Allosaurus. A rare opportunity to acquire a huge four inch long foot claw which is a light brown color with an excellent undistorted shape. This extremely large impressive foot claw is 80 million years old from the Tegana Formation of the Kem-Kem basin of Morocco, North Africa. Estimate Value $2,100 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 715		Impressive 6" Megalodon Shark's Tooth. An outstanding speciment. Carcharodon megalodon was the largest shark that ever lived growing to more than 50 feet in length, most of the teeth found are only 3-4 inches in length. Teeth over 5 inches in length are in great demand. This large 6 inch long 3½ inch wide 15 million year old Carcharodon tooth was found in the muddy river waters of South Carolina. Estimating the length of a shark at about 10 feet in length to every one inch of tooth, this behemoth would be almost 60 feet long. This huge tooth has lovely gray black enamel, excellent serrations and a black root with the usual minor cracks. Most importantly there is no restoration. This is an opportunity to purchase a really large completely original shark's tooth. Comes with custom Megalodon stand for display. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 716		One Complete Ancient Sea Scorpion and Three Partials, Herkimer County, New York. Eurypterids or Sea Scorpions are an extinct group of arthropods. Related to horseshoe crabs and trilobites, they periodically shed their shells. Possessing a head, a segmented body and a tail, the majority of Eurypterids displayed a large pair of paddle-like appendages for locomotion in water. The largest complete specimen measures 9 inches long with three other partials on a 16 X 12 inch dark gray matrix. These stunning sea scorpions are 420 million years old from the Fiddler's Green Formation of Herkimer County, New York. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 717		16 Armored Crinoids in Impressive Double Sided Matrix. Crinoids can resemble a plant but are actually an echinoderm related to starfish and sea urchins. Attached to the sea bottom by long stems, these highly unusual animals filtered various small marine animals in order to feed. The finest details are seen with some of the arms having very small extensions attached to them which the crinoid used to grab onto small prey (somewhat analogous to the hooks on the tentacles of a squid). The crinoids are present on both sides of the matrix with ten calyxes on one side and six calyxes on the other. The impressive freestanding specimen beautifully exhibits both sides making it a marvelous display piece. Large mass mortality groups such as this are highly desirable. Matrix measure 12 X 10 inches. Estimate Value $1,800 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 718		Complete 14" Heteromorphic Ammonite, Volga River, Russia. 14" Heteromorphic ammonite Audoliceras is 120 million years old from the Volga River Ulianovsk Region of Russia and much larger than most found of this species which only measure 7-8" The ammonite has been expertly prepared in its original matrix and also displays iridescent mother-of-pearl surfaces on its ribbed shell. While most ammonite have a spiral shell this heteromorphic ammonite started out with a usual curl and then became uncoiled as it grew larger. It is unknown why this occurred and what type of lifestyle these unusual uncoiled ammonites had in the late Jurassic ocean. This huge museum quality ammonite was purchased by the former owner for $7000 in the late 1990's at the Tucson Fossil Show. Estimate Value $1,800 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 719		Partial Lizard Skin and One Complete Foot in 100 Million Year Old Amber. One of the rarest and most desirable of creatures in amber is that of a lizard. This remarkable 19 mm long 75 % of a lizard is encased in a 22 x 12 mm honey colored 100 million year old Burmite amber nugget that clearly shows the skin of the lizard missing the head but including one foot with four toes. Bacterial activity eats away at the lizard body leaving only the skin remaining. Housed in a 8 x 6 inch Riker mount with a closeup picture of the lizard skin and foot. Estimate Value $1,750 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 720		30 Million Years Old Camel Fossil Skull Found in Sioux County Nebraska. Rare and valuable fossils are sometimes found in the White River Badlands where they are uncovered by rain, wind and frost and are quickly destroyed unless they are found and collected. Poebrotherium was one of the very first camels over 30 million years old which originated in North America and not in Asia. It was the size of a sheep and lived in herds standing only about 30 inches tall. It had longer hind legs than forelegs and was built for speed. This virtually complete skull is 8 x 5 x 2" and is still positioned on the stone matrix as found in Sioux County Nebraska. The quality is outstanding with just the very front teeth restored. Estimate Value $1,600 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 721		Thin Dinosaur Feathers in 100 Million Year Old Burmite Amber. Most amber is too young to have dinosaur feathers in, but Burmite is the name for 100 million year old amber found in the Hukawang Valley in northern Burma (Myanmar). These feathers could belong to an early bird or theropod dinosaur because what defines a dinosaur and an early bird is somewhat blurred. Both Coelurosaurs and Tyrannosaurs are known to have been feathered from remarkable fossils found in China. These 8mm long thin feathers are exceptionally clear and beautifully preserved in a 17 x 10 x 3 mm polished cabochon of honey colored amber. The thin feathers have excellent detail and are symmetric which means that they are not a flight feathers but rather most likely head or neck feathers which also add to the probability that they are indeed dinosaur feathers. Presented in a 8 x 6" Riker mount with an enlarged photo of the feathers. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 722		Partial Thescelosaurus Dinosaur Foot, Hell Creek Montana. Thescelosaurus was one of the very last dinosaurs alive at the end of the Cretaceous period. It was bipedal with a four toed foot and weighed 400 to 600 pounds. The partial foot consists of parts of all four claws and 6 of the toe phalanges. All four claws would be about one inch long with two of the claws virtually complete except for the ends of the tips and the other two being partials. Nice specimen. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 723		Carcharodon Megalodon Shark's Tooth -- 4½ Inches. Carcharodon megalodon was the largest shark that ever lived, growing to more than 50 feet in length. This 4½" on the diagonal 15-20 million year old Carcharodon tooth was found in the muddy river waters of South Carolina. Estimating the length of a shark at about 10 feet in length to every one inch of tooth, this behemoth would be 45 feet long. This tooth has lovely grey black enamel, an intact black root and excellent serrations. Ther are a couple od minor chips on the edge of the blade. Everything is original with no restoration. Estimate Value $900 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 724		Two Flies or Fleas Captured Mid-Coitus in 100 Million Old Burmite Amber. Two mating flies or fleas measuring approximately 4 mm in a clear honey colored amber cabochon measuring 13 x 10 mm from Burma. The two brown flying insects are very clearly displayed in this 100 million year old amber cabochon. This is one of the oldest fossil records of mating insects being preserved during mating. Preserved in a 8 x 6" Riker mount with an enlarged photo of the rare, randy insects. Estimate Value $800 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 725		Excellent, Complete T-Rex Juvenile Tooth, Powder River County, Montana. This complete T-Rex tooth is 1½" long with sharp serrations and rather thick for its size having a squared base which helps define it as being from a juvenile-Rex. All T-Rex teeth are shed teeth except the very few that are found with the root still attached. This impressive and rare tooth has excellent dark brown color with no restoration with just some feeding wear on the tip. It was found in a lake bed on a private ranch in the 65-67 million year old Hell Creek Formation of Powder River County, Montana. All T-Rex teeth are in great demand, but those very few that are not broken and repaired are rarely encountered. Estimate Value $800 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,563
Lot 726		Pair of Museum Quality Moroccan Trilobites Fully Prepped. The two 375 million year old trilobites from Atchana in the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco have been professionally prepared out of their original stone matrix resulting in a stunning visual display in which the two different species of trilobites appear to be leaping from the matrix. The two black trilobites are a 2 ½ inch long Paralejurus hamiagdadicus and a 2 ¼ inch long Crotalocephalus gibbus leaping from a sculpted 2 ½ X1 inch gray stone matrix. Both trilobites are complete with excellent body details including the spikes extending around their bodies and excellent heads with even their hypostomes (mouths) exposed on the ventral side of their heads. Many hours of work were required to create such a realistic presentation of what trilobites looked like in life. Estimate Value $800 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 727		Rare, Massive 9" Long Burmeistrella Spiked Trilobite. Burmeisterella is a very rare large 375 million year old spiked trilobite from Morocco. This large 9 inch long 5 inch wide black trilobite is fully inflated in its original light gray matrix. This large impressive trilobite is completely original with the head, body and tail sections complete along with many of the sharp spikes that covered its entire body. Burmeisterella had spikes on its tower shaped eyes and one of its raised eyes is still preserved. Estimate Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 728		Amazing, Long-Legged Extinct Ant in 100 Million Year Burmite Amber. This beautiful exceptionally clear 21 x 16 mm honey colored Burmite Amber cabochon features an 5mm long extinct species of ant that is very unusual looking with very long legs and very long antennae. There are also a couple of small insects. This unusual looking ant is most likely an extinct species from 100 million years ago that has not yet been named. Presented in a 8 x 6" Riker mount with an enlarged photo of the ant. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 729		Possible 10 mm Dinosaur Feather in 100 Million Year Old Amber. Most amber is too young to contain dinosaur feathers, but Burmite is the name for 100 million year old amber found in the Hukawang Valley in northern Burma (Myanmar). These feathers could belong to an early bird or theropod dinosaur because what defines a dinosaur and an early bird is somewhat blurred. Both Coelerasaurs and Tyrannosaurs are known to have been feathered. This 8mm x 10mm clear partial feather is beautifully preserved in a 16 x 5mm polished cabochon of honey colored amber. The branching feather has excellent detail and is symmetric on both sides of the central rachis which means that it is not a flight feather but rather a body, tail or neck feather. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 730		Millipede Plus Other Strange Insects in 100 Million Year Burmite Amber. This 100 million year old amber from Myanmar (Burma) known as Burmite amber is the most valuable amber because of its age and clarity. This valuable amber is a picture of insect life in the time of the dinosaurs. This large mostly clear honey colored amber is 46 x 28 x 12 mm and features a complete millipede that is 6 mm in length as well as other strange looking insects. Presented in 8 x 6" Riker mount with an enlarged photo of the millipede. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 731		Opalized Nautilus Shell Imbedded in Rock. With the exception of a minor chip, excellent and quite beautiful. Height: 3½". Base is 3 x 2". Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 732		Primitive Whale Basilosaurus Partial Jaw and Tooth. Whales evolved from a four legged land predator (mesonychids) and the early whales still show characteristics of these bizarre wolf-like animals. Basilosaurus at 60 feet long was the largest predator in the ocean 40 -45 million years ago. Basilosaurus still had vestigial hind limbs and land predator type teeth. The completely natural 4 ½ inch partial jaw contains a large dark brown 2 x 1 ½" 6 cusped molar tooth with excellent enamel and one other partial tooth. This odd distinctive molar is double rooted with a high crown that was definitely used to tear flesh apart. This remarkable fossil was found in Wadi El Hitan Egypt which is known as Whale Valley. Basilosaurus is the state vertebrate fossil of Alabama and Mississippi. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 733		Complete Jurassic Era Lacewing Fossil. This complete 1½ x 1 inch flying insect with fully expanded wings is a 130 million year old lacewing insect (Sophogramma plecophlebia). Lacewings have been called the butterflies of the Jurassic because of their size and having large patterned wings. This impressive insect is complete with some veins visible in the wings, legs and head that is somewhat obscured by a brachiopod shell. The matrix is 3½ x 2 ½" with many other small brachiopod shells scattered throughout the matrix. Fossil is presented in a 9 x 6" brown wooden frame with a blue matte outlined in gold. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold