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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.
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Fossil Shrimp in Matrix Group
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From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Polished Fossil Coral Head Palm Stone
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cut to a heart shape and polished to reveal the internal structure. 101 grams, 66 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of alternating grooved cylindrical and oval beads, interspersed with small cylindrical beads; restrung. 29 grams, 43 cm
Ex London art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
