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LOT 3215
Fossil Barasaurus Skeleton in Matrix
LATE PERMIAN-EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 255 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/8 in. (434 grams, 20.7 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 3215
Fossil Barasaurus Skeleton in Matrix
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth in Composite Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set in a composite matrix. 1.62 kg, 21 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile 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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Turquoise 'Cookie Monster' Agate Slice
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Polished and dyed slice with a fanciful image at the centre, viewable from both sides. 62 grams, 74 mm
From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Cornuproetus Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 390-360 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Showing two elongated genals protruding from its cephalon. 114 grams, 60 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
