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LOT 2384
Fossil Mosquito and Grasshopper in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 108-92 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 3 in. (170 grams total, 73-76 mm).
Each on a limestone matrix. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCrato formation, Brazil.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Large Spinosaurus Fossil Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two Spinosaurus maroccanus teeth, one with with some root, each in a card collector's tray. 58 grams total, 79-80 mm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. 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. -
Rumuruti Chondrite R4 Meteorite Polished Slice
Found 2003 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A cut and polished slice of NWA 1906. specimen weight 16 grams, 54 mm
From Morocco/Algeria, North West Africa. Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Ex USA collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original dealer label and Swiss membrane box with aluminium identification label. -
Massive Natural Tiger's Eye Slab Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Unpolished triangular slab showing chatoyance to two cut faces. 1.42 kg, 19.3 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
