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LOT 2278
Fossil Metasequoia Fern Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 1/8 in. (76 grams total, 50-54 mm).
Comprising three irregular matrices displaying 'Dawn Redwood' specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' and Shark's Teeth on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composite sandstone matrix with Mosasaur Prognathodon and extinct shark tooth with other fossil remains. 248 grams, 10.1 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 Orthoceras Coaster Set
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising six circular coasters and a stand carved from fossiliferous stone containing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. 1.16 kg total, 11.5 cm wide
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Quartz Rock Crystal Chunk Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising large irregular chunks of mainly clear quartz. 1.56 kg total, 25-47 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
