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LOT 2359
Fossil Mamites Ammonite Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 93-89 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (1.56 kg, 15.7 cm wide).
Comprising two horned ammonite Mamites sp. specimens on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Showing the pair of horn-like spines behind the glabellum, specific for Dicranurus monstrosus odontopleurid trilobites; some restoration. 522 grams, 16.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Deep Purple Amethyst Cathedral Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A complete half of a pyramidal geode, showing deep purple amethyst crystals with tan-coloured druzy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 40.65 kg, 84 x 38 x 17 cm, 112 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Life-Size Adult Spinosaurus Dinosaur Skull Replica
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A full scale museum-quality reproduction skull fibreglass plaque of the dinosaur Spinosaurs maroccanus, from the Cretaceous Period (late Aptian), Tegana Formation, Taouz, Morocco, inscribed in the mould on the back of the skull by the artist 'John Mack'; four brass mounts to verso for wall hanging. 5 kg, 180 x 95 x 25 cm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
