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LOT 3290
Agate Mineral Specimen Group
5 3/8 - 7 1/2 in. (6.74 kg total, 13.5-19 cm).
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. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
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LOT 3290
Agate Mineral Specimen Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Scutellum Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 444-439 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Scutellum sp. trilobite from the family Styginidae on a matrix. 178 grams, 88 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Whale Vertebra
Pliocene Period, circa 2 million years B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Showing the edges of the neural arch and the base of transverse processes. 7.4 kg, 22 cm
Dredged from the North Sea. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth in Composite Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set in a composite matrix. 1.62 kg, 21 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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.
