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LOT 2371
Fossil Plesiosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 7/8 in. (1.09 kg, 17.6 cm).
Retaining the majority of the body of the vertebra. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
LiteratureSee O’Keefe, F.R., The evolution of plesiosaur and pliosaur morphotypes in the Plesiosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia), 2002, Paleobiology, 28: 101-112.
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Large Fossil Fish on Matrix
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Irregular slab of sedimentary rock with partial fossilised skeleton of a fish showing detailed spine, tailfins, and other details. 4.45 kg, 39 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Fossil Grmmoceras and Cotteswoldia Ammonite Cluster
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
An irregular matrix containing Grmmoceras with some Cotteswoldia ammonites and other fossil specimens. 232 grams, 11.6 cm
From Whitby, UK. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Life-Size Adult Spinosaurus Dinosaur Skull Replica
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A full scale museum-quality reproduction skull fibreglass plaque of the dinosaur Spinosaurs maroccanus, from the Cretaceous Period (late Aptian), Tegana Formation, Taouz, Morocco, inscribed in the mould on the back of the skull by the artist 'John Mack'; four brass mounts to verso for wall hanging. 5 kg, 180 x 95 x 25 cm
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; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
