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LOT 3099
Fossil Barasaurus Skeleton in Matrix
LATE PERMIAN-EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 255 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/8 in. (249 grams, 18 cm).
Showing the almost complete skeleton of Barasaurus besairiei; some restoration.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Barasaurus is an extinct genus of the Owenettid procolophonoid parareptile.
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LOT 3099
Fossil Barasaurus Skeleton in Matrix
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Large Labradorite Polished Pebble Collection
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Showing mainly blue and green iridescence. 925 grams total, 47-61 mm
From Madagascar. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Fossil Acanthoceras Agadir Ammonite on Display Stand
Lower Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fossil displaying a clean centre and much detail; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.53 kg total, 28.5 cm high including stand
From Agadir, Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth in Composite Jaws
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising five teeth set in a sandstone matrix with jaw fragments. 883 grams, 17.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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.
