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LOT 2449
Fossil Metasequoia Fern Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 3/8 in. (118 grams total, 50-60 mm).
Comprising three irregular matrices, each with 'Dawn Redwood' specimen. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth set on matrices. 735 grams total, 12.4-12.6 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. -
Fossil Petraster Starfish
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An irregular matrix with a single Petraster sp. specimen. 550 grams, 12.1 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Citrine Crystal Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
On an amethyst geode matrix; the metal branches tipped with polished citrine pebbles. 523 grams, 21.5 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
