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LOT 2487
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth on Composite Rock
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 - 5 in. (735 grams total, 12.4-12.6 cm).
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth set on matrices. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 2487
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth on Composite Rock
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Dendritic Limestone 'Plant-Like Formation' Tile Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each a rectangular slice with radiating growths. 591 grams total, 11.9-14.3 cm
From India. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Madagascan Giant Monkey Ladder Sea Bean
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A very large Entada gigas or sea bean pod, containing nine separate sea bean segments; rare. 419 grams, 79 cm
Fine condition. Rare.
From Madagascar. Ex private Shropshire, UK collection.
Entada gigas, the ‘sea bean’ or ‘monkey ladder vine’ is a flowering liana in the Fabaceae pea family. The plant has the longest seed pods in the family, as well as the largest seeds, which can float for miles along sea currents, being washed up on beaches around the world. The seed pod segments snap off, dropping into the river below. The pod segment will quickly rot, revealing the seed or ‘sea bean’ inside. The seed contains a sealed pocket of air, which enables it to float. It can survive for up to two years at sea, and actually requires prolonged exposure to water in order to germinate. Some of these seeds will find their way into the major sea currents, such as the Gulf Stream, and end up washed up on coasts around the world. -
Fossil Hollardops Trilobite on Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Hollardops mesacristata on a matrix. 154 grams, 72 mm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
