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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
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.jpg "The Siddington Impressive Anglo-Saxon Chip-Carved Saucer Brooch Pair")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A pair of Plesiosaur sp. fossil marine dinosaur vertebrae in a matrix; contained within a plaster field jacket. 4.8 kg, 36 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
See O’Keefe, F.R., The evolution of plesiosaur and pliosaur morphotypes in the Plesiosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia), 2002, Paleobiology, 28: 101-112.
Plesiosaurs were among the first fossil animals to reach the general public's consciousness through the publication of two imaginatively illustrated books by Thomas Hawkins, a noted collector of fossils: Memoirs of Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri (1834) and The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons (1840). Using the historical models of his times, Hawkins regarded plesiosaurs as monstrous creations of Satan.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
See O’Keefe, F.R., The evolution of plesiosaur and pliosaur morphotypes in the Plesiosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia), 2002, Paleobiology, 28: 101-112.
Plesiosaurs were among the first fossil animals to reach the general public's consciousness through the publication of two imaginatively illustrated books by Thomas Hawkins, a noted collector of fossils: Memoirs of Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri (1834) and The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons (1840). Using the historical models of his times, Hawkins regarded plesiosaurs as monstrous creations of Satan.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A cut and polished quartz crystal point; held in a white card collector's tray. 150 grams, 70 mm
From Brazil.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
From Brazil.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
A group of 100 pyrites or 'fool's gold' crystal specimens. 568 grams total, 12-26 mm
From Brazil.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
From Brazil.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of three brittle stars Ophiuroidea sp. on a matrix. 307 grams total, 68-90 mm
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German collection.
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A group of three differently sized specimens of Class L3.6 NWA 869 meteorite; with card stating 'Location: Algeria'. 57 grams total, 17-35 mm
Found Algeria.
Previously with Mohamed Ali Loud.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Accompanied by a Meteorite Gravity certificate of authenticity card.
Found Algeria.
Previously with Mohamed Ali Loud.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Accompanied by a Meteorite Gravity certificate of authenticity card.
An amethyst crystal specimen on a matrix; held in a white card collector's tray and accompanied by an information label which reads 'Antigas, Uraguay'. 113 grams, 10.2 cm
From Antigas, Uraguay.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
From Antigas, Uraguay.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £417
A glass bottle with cork stopper containing dust from NWA 13306, classified as Lunar feldspathic breccia (moon dust). 6.1 grams total, bottle 37 mm high
From Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Expo Meteoritos.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Accompanied by a Expo Meteoritos information card
From Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Expo Meteoritos.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Accompanied by a Expo Meteoritos information card
A group of 50 quartz crystal specimens including clear examples with points. 1.67 kg total, 27-87 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A cluster of six fossil ammonoids displayed on a sub-triangular free-standing matrix. 1.38 kg, 18.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
From Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
Three cut agate geode sections with polished faces; various colours, including colour-enhanced specimens. 1.3 kg total, 73-83 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A string of Plesiosaur bone beads. 52 grams,42 cm long
From the Kimmeridge Clay, Jurassic Coast of Dorset, UK.
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
From the Kimmeridge Clay, Jurassic Coast of Dorset, UK.
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
.jpg "Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A fossil Diplomystus sp. fish in a matrix. 500 grams, 16.5 x 11.7 cm
From the Green River Formation, Lincoln County, Wyoming, U.S.A.
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
Seasonally, some 56 million years ago, in the Green River Region of Wyoming, torrential rains fell on the mountains. The rain flowed down the mountain sides, forming wide shallow lakes in the valley below. During the dry season, these lakes evaporated (similar to certain parts of Africa today). Millions of fish died in this short period of time. This climatic cycle happened over a 20-thousand-year period. Layer upon layer of mud was deposited over these years, entombing huge numbers of fish. At a much later date volcanic activity uplifted this area to expose their fossils.
From the Green River Formation, Lincoln County, Wyoming, U.S.A.
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
Seasonally, some 56 million years ago, in the Green River Region of Wyoming, torrential rains fell on the mountains. The rain flowed down the mountain sides, forming wide shallow lakes in the valley below. During the dry season, these lakes evaporated (similar to certain parts of Africa today). Millions of fish died in this short period of time. This climatic cycle happened over a 20-thousand-year period. Layer upon layer of mud was deposited over these years, entombing huge numbers of fish. At a much later date volcanic activity uplifted this area to expose their fossils.
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