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Large section of a pelvic bone of a Coelodonta antiquitatis. 1.88 kg, 39 cm



From Doggerland, the now-disappeared land bridge between the UK and the Netherlands. Dredged from the North Sea by Dutch fishermen. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros that inhabited Eurasia during the Ice Age. It was well adapted to the harsh conditions, with a long, woolly coat and a thick undercoat.

Large section of a jawbone set with three teeth. 337 grams, 14.5 cm



Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile 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.

Comprising three ammonite fossils, each showing iridescent surfaces. 255 grams total, 48-76 mm



From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

Showing two elongated genals protruding from its cephalon. 114 grams, 60 mm



From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

A nickel-iron meteorite (IAB). 9.21 grams, 31 mm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8-ton Gancedo and 28.8-ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal, which was assumed to be an iron mine, and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774, Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 1990, it became protected by law.

Lidded box carved from fossiliferous stone with Orthoceras fossils, a goniatite set on the lid. 590 grams, 93 mm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Displaying white, pink and brown colours with small prismatic light and dark purple amethyst crystals; old mounting point to underside. 1.59 kg, 20 cm



Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

Comprising two large Otodus obliquus teeth. 43.8 grams total, 47-62 mm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Irregular block of malachite polished to a rounded shape with colour variations enhanced. 830 grams, 13.2 cm



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

Translucent orange amber with a spider inclusion and a fly. 0.93 grams, 17 mm



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

Comprising five cut and polished heart-shaped coral heads showing the internal structure of the polyps. 94 grams total, 26-38 mm



From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Fossil baculum with longitudinal cavity. 37.9 grams, 13.8 cm



From Alaska, USA. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.