Loading, please wait...
LOT 2428
Fossil Plesiosaur Vertebrae Pair
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 - 4 2/8 in. (742 grams total, 103 - 109 mm).
Comprising two main bodies. [2, 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.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Fossil Phacops Trilobite
Devonian Period, 444-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The aquatic arthropod showing good detail to the carapace, resting on an irregular matrix. 120 grams, 72 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Claudiosaurus Skeleton
Late Permian-Early Triassic Period, circa 252-250 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Showing the acephalic skeleton of the extinct genus of diapsid reptile, on a rounded matrix. 4.34 kg, 28.5 cm
From Madagascar. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Claudiosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid reptiles from the Late Permian Sakamena Formation of the Morondava Basin, Madagascar. It is theorised that this was a semi-aquatic, lizard-like dinosaur. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung to a Y-shape, composed of variously shaped graduated beads interspersed with long claw-like beads, central feature a facetted polygonal bead. 50 grams, 41.5 cm
Ex London art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
