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LOT 2482
Fossil Hollardops Trilobite on Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (154 grams, 72 mm).
Hollardops mesacristata on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a large tooth with root displaying dark enamel, another tooth embedded within the root; repaired. 133 grams, 12 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. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Ammonite Bookend Pair
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising two quadrilateral bookend carved from fossiliferous stone, each set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen on a textured background. 3.57 kg total, 16.2 cm each
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
