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LOT 2347
Fossil Ceratarges Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (190 grams, 79 mm).
Likely Ceratarges spinosus showing the distinctive protective spines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2347
Fossil Ceratarges Trilobite
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Crab with Both Claws
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £50
Comprising the body and both front legs with claws. 34.6 grams, 60 mm
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. -
Large Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large jaw fragment set with two teeth, with another two showing within the jaw. 582 grams, 16.1 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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. -
Large Agadir Ammonite Display with Cut Base
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a cut base and showing characteristic ribbing, possibly Calycoceras. 5.67 kg, 23.5 cm wide
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.