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LOT 2293
Boxed and Labelled Fossil Ammonite Collection [3]
MIDDLE JURASSIC, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 - 3 5/8 in. (600 grams total, 83-92 mm).
Comprising three Perisphinctes sp. ammonites, two with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polished specimen showing attractive pattern formation. 180 grams, 92 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Large Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Group [4]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising four different size halves, each with a cut frontal edge exposing a crystal lined internal cavity. 2.57 kg total, 9-16.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.) -
Composite Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising six Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set on a composite matrix. 1.55 kg, 20.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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.