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LOT 2423
Fossil Iguanadon Dinosaur Vertebra
EARLY CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 126-122 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (880 grams, 94 mm).
Caudal vertebra with an elongated body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Wealden, Bedfordshire, UK.
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.
Iguanadon was a large herbivore with a distinctive thumb-spike and long prehensile fifth fingers that helped with foraging for food. It was the second dinosaur to be formally named based on fossil specimens, and was one of the three genera originally used to define dinosauria.
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LOT 2423
Fossil Iguanadon Dinosaur Vertebra
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two thick teeth with dark brown enamel. 77 grams total, 51-65 mm
From a Lincolnshire, 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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Group of Twenty Eight [28] Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Specimens
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising twenty-eight specimens of small intergrown pyrite crystals, some with characteristic striations. 2.56 kg total, 37-67 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Large Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Halves
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each with a cut base and polished internal face showcasing the internal gas chambers of the ammonite. 3.77 kg total, 23.5-24 cm
From Madagascar. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
