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LOT 2372
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 4 in. (651 grams total, 7.3-10 cm).
Comprising three ammonite halves, possibly Dactylioceras commune. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Cut and Polished Felt Backed Agate Coaster Set [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising six graduated polished slices displaying brown and grey banding. 587 grams total, 8.6-11 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Large Brown Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising twenty large irregular specimens. 4.92 kg total, 5.8-10.3 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Showing good enamel and some root. 60.3 grams, 82 mm
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.