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57 - Collectors’ fossils. Rare giant tympanic bubble from a primi…
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Estimate €150 - €250
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Collectors’ fossils. Rare giant tympanic bubble from a primitive whale. Approx. 10 million years old. Length approx. 8.8 cm. Weight approx. 181 g. A vital organ for balance and orientation. The most spectacular of the floating bones of 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, originating from the same underwater sites as the teeth of this mega-predator. A rare fossil of this quality. South Carolina, USA. Miocene.
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About the sale DIJON- CABINET DE CURIOSITES #13 (Archaeology. Asian art. Minerals. Fossils. Meteorites. High period. Curiosities)
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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