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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 Agate Crystal Geode Half Collection [3]
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A trio of rounded geode halves, each with a large exposed internal crystal-filled cavity, one with a large single clear crystal. 662 grams total, 74-83 mm
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Boxed Pyrite 'Fools Gold' Mineral Specimen Group [9]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each with intergrown crystals of various sizes displaying typical striations, from Huanuco, Peru. 480 grams total, 25-52 mm
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Composite Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising four Mosasaur Prognathodon teeth set in a jaw fragment with other bone fragments. 128 grams, 13.1 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.