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LOT 2351
Cut and Polished Fossil Tree Trunk Section Pair [2]
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 235 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 - 5 7/8 in. (593 grams total, 14.5-15 cm).
Petrified tree sections showing clear internal structure in contrasting colours. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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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. -
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Boxed Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Collection [6]
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Comprising six clusters with prismatic crystals, mainly colourless to white, one with an interesting green inclusion to the larger crystal; each in a labelled cardboard specimen tray. 267 grams total, 50-62 mm
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Amethyst Crystal Display on Stand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Polished to a rounded shape and lined with deep-coloured prismatic crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 817 grams total, 11 cm (15.3 cm including stand)
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
