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LOT 3132
Fossil Barasaurus Skeleton in Matrix
LATE PERMIAN-EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 255 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/4 in. (486 grams, 20.9 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 3132
Fossil Barasaurus Skeleton in Matrix
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Eurypterid Fossil Sea Scorpion
Silurian Period, circa 432-418 million years B.P.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Showing the armoured shell of the marine arthropod on a rectangular matrix. 1.89 kg, 22 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Eurypterids could grow to up to one metre in size to compete with armoured fish for food and territory. -
North American Fossil Oreodont Mammal Tooth
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a section of the jaw with some teeth, from Merycoidodon sp. supplied in a plastic display box. 12.6 grams total, tooth: 23 mm (41 x 35 mm including case)
Acquired on the UK fossil and mineral market. Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Aletai Meteorite Specimen
Discovered 1898 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An iron-nickel medium octahedrite meteorite specimen, supplied in a display box with an information label. 54 grams total including case, 22 mm
From Xinjiang, China. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
