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Leptoceratops gracilis tooth with dark brown patina, supplied in a display case with an information ticket. 34 grams total including case, tooth: 13 mm



From a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist. From a West London gentleman collector.

Composed of polished amber beads with a screw clasp. 39.3 grams, 60 cm



Acquired at an auction in the UK. Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman.

Triceratops horridus tooth; held in a display case and accompanied by an identification card. 45.9 grams total including case, tooth: 17 mm



From the Hell Creek Formation, USA. From a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist. From a West London gentleman collector.

Famously, this dinosaur's head was ornamented with a large frill studded with bony spikes and three horns. A herbivore which could grow to 30 feet (c.9 meters) long and weigh between 6 and 8 tons as an adult. Triceratops was the last non-avian dinosaur to evolve prior to the extinction event of 66 million years ago.

Polished and dyed slice with fanciful facial detailing, viewable from both sides. 65 grams, 97 mm



From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

Comprising three large geode sections, each with a cut base and polished face revealing the crystal-lined internal structure, two dyed blue and one in vibrant magenta colour. 6.74 kg total, 13.5-19 cm



From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

Otodus obliquus tooth set on a tongue-shaped matrix. 815 grams, 11 cm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Scyphocrinites elegans sea lily on a tongue-shaped matrix showing very good detail. 985 grams, 22 cm



From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

Harpoceras sp. showing characteristic projected ribs with slightly overlapping coils; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 795 grams total, 18.8 cm high including stand



From Somerset, UK. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

The ammonite in a metal setting with a loop and suspended from a cord necklace. 7.6 grams, pendant: 23 mm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Conical tooth with root, supplied in a glazed display box; repaired. 32.8 grams, 92 mm



From a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist. From a West London gentleman collector.

The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.

Translucent orange amber with a small fly inclusion. 1.38 grams, 23 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Rosemary Kingsland - A Saint Among Savages - London, 1980, hardcover with dustjacket, 183 pp, colour illustrations; Chris McBride - The White Lions of Timbavati -1977, hardcover with dustjacket, 220 pp, colour and monochrome illustrations; Robert Twigger - Big Snake. The Hunt for the World's Longest Python - London, 1999, hardcover with dustjacket, 319 pp, monochrome illustrations; Pat Barr - Taming the Jungle. The Men who made British Malaya - London, 1977, hardcover with dustjacket, 172 pp, black and white images; Nigel Gifford - Expeditions & Exploration - London, 1983, hardcover with dustjacket, 198 pp, black and white images; Heinrich Gortz - Beyond the River Bend. Life in the West African Bush - London, 1979, hardcover with dustjacket, 159 pp, monochrome illustrations; Franklin Russell - Season on the Plain - London, 1975, hardcover with dustjacket, 313 pp. 3.63 kg total, 22.3 x 14.5 - 24.6 x 17.5 cm



From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.