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LOT 2432
Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 510-445 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 3/8 in. (983 grams total, 65-85 mm).
Mixed group of various sizes, all with preserved scales and tripartite body structure. [14, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Polished Copal Specimen with a Large Fly and Termites
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Flat-section fragment with a large fly and a number of other insects; mounted on cardboard backing. 17.9 grams, 71 mm
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Showing good enamel and some root. 60.3 grams, 82 mm
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. -
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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.
