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LOT 2410
British Woolly Mammoth Fossil Tusk Section Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000 YEARS B.P.
1 7/8 - 5 1/2 in. (259 grams total, 4.7-14 cm).
Mammuthus primigenius tusk fragments. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North Sea, UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Large Rainbow-coloured Carborundum Crystal Display Specimen
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A large cluster of silicon carbide showing beautiful iridescence. 1 kg, 16 cm
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.
Carborundum rarely occurs in nature, but is commercially formed by heating carbon and silicon at very high temperatures, producing extremely strong bands of crystals. -
Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising two teeth with partial roots; repaired. 31.6 grams total, 54-56 mm
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The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
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