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LOT 2862
Fossil Mahoumacrinus Crinoid Plate
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (797 grams, 19.1 cm).
On a tongue-shaped matrix showing part of the stalk and calyces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Skull
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
A magnificent, full three-dimensional fossil skull of a juvenile Mosasaur Prognathodon with upper and lower mandibles, eye sockets and brain cavity; including jaw teeth and throat teeth; some restoration; with custom-made display stand. 8.35 kg total including stand and box, 46 cm wide
From Morocco, West 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.
