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LOT 2663
Copal Amber Group with Insect Inclusions
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 3 1/8 in. (105 grams total, 10-81 mm).
Comprising twenty-eight pieces, some with insect inclusions. [28, No Reserve]
ProvenanceIan Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Cornuproetus Fossil Trilobite in Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 416-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Displaying the striking swept-back genal spines. 131 grams, 57 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth set on individual composite matrices. 726 grams total, 10.6-11.8 cm
From Germany. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young. -
Boxed Shark Tooth Display
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, circa 70-45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A glazed display case with mounted specimens of various teeth, vertebrae and ray palates, with identifying labels. 918 grams, 34.8 x 24.4 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
