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LOT 2880
Fossil Priscacara Fish
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 3/8 in. (411 grams, 21.2 cm).
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail, especially on the fins.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Amethyst Crystal Display with Calcite
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £820
Rounded section of a geode with polished edges lined with light purple amethyst crystals; light yellow calcite to the centre with a smaller calcite to the side, both with drusy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 12.8 kg total, 37 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
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Group of One Hundred and Eighty [180] Mexican Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Boxed group of irregular nuggets of pyrite showing metallic lustre. 5.99 kg total including box, 23-42 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Very Large Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Slightly curving tooth with striations, restored. 109 grams, 10.8 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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.
