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LOT 2544
Fossil Sapindopsis Plant Leaf
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 in. (1.08 kg, 20.5 cm).
Comprising three joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to the modern Platanaceae family. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2544
Fossil Sapindopsis Plant Leaf
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Triple Fossil Mesosaurus Reptile Plate
Permian Period, circa 299-298 million years B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
Rectangular plate with three extinct genera of aquatic reptile skeletons; restored. 363 grams, 30 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising two teeth showing good brown enamel, repaired. 74 grams total, 75-78 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, 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. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Specimen Collection
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three polished specimens showing the internal structure. 360 grams total, 60-91 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.
