An irregular matrix containing Grmmoceras with some Cotteswoldia ammonites and other fossil specimens. 232 grams, 11.6 cm



From Whitby, UK. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

The matrix containing three Salichnium decessus type fossilised amphibian footprints; an information sticker on the reverse. 227 grams, 18 cm



From Saint Afrique, Aueyron, France. 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.

An irregular matrix containing Pecopteris fossil ferns on both sides. 385 grams, 17 cm



From USA. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

An irregular matrx with druzy crystals. 71 grams, 55 mm



From uranium mine tailings, Kvanefjeld, Illimassaq, Greenland. From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.

Comprising three Mosasaur Prognathodon teeth, each showing good enamel. 60 grams total, 46-65 mm



From Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, West Africa. 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.

The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.

Retaining the majority of the body of the vertebra. 1.09 kg, 17.6 cm



From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Comprising a Spinosaurs maroccanus and a Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth with some root; repaired. 18.5 grams total, 40-42 mm



Found Morocco, North Africa. Property of an Essex gallery.

The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.

Comprising: azurite from Milpillas, Cananea District, Sonora, Mexico; amethyst from Namibia; chalcedony from USA; barytes and cerussite from Brandy Bottle Mine, Arkengarthdale, Yorkshire; baryte from Barrass End Mine, Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire; stibnite from Huaan, China; cavansite from Poona, India; hemimorphite from Millclose Mine, Darley Dale, Derbyshire; quartz with minor sulphides from Huanon, Peru; descloizite from Berg Aukas, South West Africa. 923 grams total, 36-98 mm



From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: millerite from Agnew Mine, Western Australia; mimetite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fell, Cumbria; orange gypsum from Australia; galena from Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania, Australia; hemimorphite displaying silky lustre from Sila County, Arizona, USA; chrome ore- leopard ore from Limassol, Cyprus; aegirine and feldspar from Mt Molosa, Zomba, Malawi; stibnite from Hunan, China; chabazite on calcite from Moonen Bay, isle of Skye; banalsite from Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Gwynedd, Wales. 1.11 kg total, 2.4-11.8 cm



From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.

Comprising cut branch-sections, drilled through for suspension, dyed. 100 grams total, 16-29 mm



Private collection, London, UK.

Comprising three matrices, each with a Carpopenaeus sp. specimen. 230 grams total, 57-76 mm



From Lebanon. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

Three irregular matrices containing dawn redwood fossils, showing twig and needle leaves. 113 grams total, 57-67 mm



From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.