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LOT 2521
Fossil Double Shrimp in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (248 grams, 12.6 cm).
Showing two Carpopenaeus sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' and Otodus Teeth with on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An irregular sandstone matrix set with a Mosasaur prognathodon sp. and an Otodus obliquus sp. teeth and other fossils. 301 grams, 10 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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. -
Massive Natural Tiger's Eye Slab Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Unpolished triangular slab showing chatoyance to two cut faces. 1.42 kg, 19.3 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Large Iceland Spar Mineral Specimen Group [8]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising eight large parallelepiped specimens displaying typical birefringence and cleavage lines. 2.26 kg total, 53-70 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
