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LOT 2535
Fossil Otarion Trilobite on Matrix
SILURIAN-DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 425-400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 in. (115 grams, 58 mm).
Showing high stalked eyes, elongated spines and granulose bulbous cephalon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Specimen Collection
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three polished specimens showing the internal structure. 360 grams total, 60-91 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Fossil Otarion Trilobite on Matrix
Silurian-Devonian Period, circa 425-400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Showing high stalked eyes, elongated spines and granulose bulbous cephalon. 115 grams, 58 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Bone and Tooth Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising various bones and jaw fragments with partial teeth, a coprolite, and others, each with an inked collector's number. 1.85 kg total, 33-99 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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.
