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LOT 2427
Fossil Phacops Trilobite on Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 444-439 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (230 grams, 94 mm).
The aquatic arthropod showing good detail in the carapace, resting on an irregular matrix; superb example. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Hollardops Trilobite in Matrix
Middle Devonian Period, circa 380 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Showing raised eyes and glabella. 184 grams, 85 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. -
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Large Group of One Hundred and Thirty [130] Mixed Colour Topaz Pebbles Totalling 6,500 Carats
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Large quantity of pale coloured topaz pebbles, including quartz and possibly some other specimens. 1.3 kg total, 11-52 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising two thick teeth with dark brown enamel. 77 grams total, 51-65 mm
From a Lincolnshire, 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.
