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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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Large Spinosaurus Fossil Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two Spinosaurus maroccanus teeth, one with with some root, each in a card collector's tray. 58 grams total, 79-80 mm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' and Otodus Teeth with on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An irregular sandstone matrix set with a Mosasaur prognathodon sp. and an Otodus obliquus sp. teeth and other fossils. 301 grams, 10 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. -
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Natural Ruby in Zoisite Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising unpolished sample with red ruby crystals in green zoisite and black hornblende. 1.11 kg total, 18-40 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
