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LOT 2524
Fossil Petraster Starfish
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (248 grams, 99 mm).
A complete Petraster sp. specimen on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Daguinaspis Trilobite
Cambrian Period, circa 539-485 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two matrices, one with Daguinaspis ambrogi fossil and the other containing a negative impression of a fossil. 124 grams total, 94 - 131 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A large specimen showing partial root and clear ribbing; repaired. 75 grams, 97 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
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Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large Otodus obliquus tooth; supplied in a display frame. 28.3 grams, 60 mm (64 grams total, 13 cm high including case)
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
