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LOT 3095
Edmontosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 70 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (881 grams, 12.8 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 3095
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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Polished Baltic Amber with Fly and Other Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Translucent orange amber with fly and other organic inclusions. 0.58 grams, 17 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Displaying dark brown enamel; repaired. 10.6 grams, 48 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. 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; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long. -
Fossil Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaurus Bone
Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous, circa 67-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment of bone from Tyrannosaurus Rex, supplied in a display box with an information label. 40 grams total including case, bone: 41 mm
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
The most famous and iconic of all dinosaur species, the Tyrannosaurus rex, was first described by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1905 from a skeleton found in 1902, in the Hell Creek Formation in Montana. An adult Tyrannosaurus would have weighed almost nine tonnes, standing over 4 meters tall at the hip and exceeding 13 meters in length. It is no wonder this theropod was the top predator of the Late Cretaceous, and amongst the last dinosaurs to walk the Earth before their mass extinction. The present tooth offers an incredible insight into how these ferocious creatures lived, characterised by its unique curved and serrated shape, which was specifically adapted to help the dinosaur tear through hides and flesh, with the curvature allowing maximum force to be applied as it tore into its prey.
