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LOT 0400
Fossil Hadrosaur Dinosaur Nest Egg Pair
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
12 3/4 in. (10.35 kg, 32.5 cm wide).
A pair of Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur eggs on a matrix retaining evidence of the original leathery surface.
ProvenanceAcquired between the 1970s and 1980s.
From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK.
Dinosaur eggs are known from about 200 sites around the world, the majority in Asia and mostly in terrestrial (non-marine) rocks of the Cretaceous Period. It may be that thick calcite eggshells evolved during the Cretaceous (145 to 65 million years ago). Most dinosaur eggs have one of two forms of eggshell that are distinct from the shells of related modern animal groups, such as turtles or birds; however, some eggs closely resemble the type of shells seen in present day ostrich eggs.
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Beetle in Polished Copal
Circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A section of copal containing a beetle and some other inclusions; repaired. 1.61 grams, 27 mm
From Madagascar. 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. -
Boxed and Labelled Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of natural and polished crystal and minerals each held within a labelled card tray. 395 grams, 21 x 16 cm overall
Very fine condition.
Property of a Surrey lady; previously in the private collection of Patrick Phillips, Weybridge, Surrey, UK; the collection formed since the early 1970s; thence by descent 2019. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Fossil Dragonfly Larvae in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising three specimens on a rectangular matrix. 17.8 grams, 53 mm
From Hajoula, Lebanon. 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.
