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LOT 3027
Fossil Orthoceras Polished Heart-Shaped Dish
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (155 grams, 10.2 cm wide).
Shallow heart-shaped dish carved from fossiliferous stone with partial Orthoceras specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3027
Fossil Orthoceras Polished Heart-Shaped Dish
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragmentary section of a jaw, set with six teeth. 209 grams, 18 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile 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, Mineral and Bone Artefact Collection
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of items, comprising an antler section, fossilised 'sand dollars', a tusk, and others. 600 grams total, 1.9-21 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Fossil Whale Vertebra
Pliocene Period, circa 2 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large vertebra showing honeycomb-like structure and processes. 1.4 kg, 12.5 cm
Dredged from the North Sea. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
