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LOT 3273
Edmontosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 70 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (766 grams, 11.5 cm).
Large section of a bone showing the honeycomb-like structure keeping the bone structure light while retaining its strength. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom South Dakota, USA.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
Edomontosaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur that was one of the last non-avian dinosaurs to have existed.
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LOT 3273
Edmontosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £243
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Group of Five Polished Fossilised Coral Head Hearts
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Mosasaur Globidens 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth in a Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 75-67 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rounded, blunt tooth with dark brown enamel on a sandstone matrix. 421 grams, 13 cm
Acquired on the UK fossil and mineral market. Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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