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ALLIANCE Enchères - Justicia Maître Fanny DARIEL

18 - Collectible fossils. Rare giant tympanic bubble from a primi…
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Estimate €90 - €150
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Collectible fossils. Rare giant tympanic bubble from a primitive whale. Approx. ten million years old. Length approx. 9.2 cm. Approx. 181 g. A vital organ for balance and orientation. The most spectacular of the floating bones in the inner ear of a giant archaic carnivorous cetacean, an ancestor of whales and sperm whales, and a contemporary of the Megalodon. A legendary fossil, long shrouded in mystery, from the same underwater sites as the teeth of this mega-predator. South Carolina, USA. Miocene
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About the sale A fine auction of archaeological artefacts, fossils and minerals, Asian art and paintings
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Auction time 08/03/2026 at 10:00 AM
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