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LOT 2448
Fossil Agadir Ammonite Pair
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 5/8 in. (2.73 kg, 22 cm).
The pair on a matrix, possibly Calycoceras. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Lidded Pot
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A cylindrical pot with a domed lid carved from fossiliferous stone and the lid set with a Goniatite sp. 245 grams total, 58 mm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising three Mosasaur Prognathodon teeth, each showing good enamel. 60 grams total, 46-65 mm
From Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, West Africa. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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. -
Fossil Agadir Ammonite Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The pair on a matrix, possibly Calycoceras. 2.73 kg, 22 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
