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LOT 2833
Fossil Sawfish Rostral Spine Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 100-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 1/8 in. (27 grams total including box, 50-55 mm).
From Onchopristus numidus sawfish. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Granite Core Sample Mineral Display Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising five different cylindrical core samples. 3.35 kg total. 11.5-20.5 cm
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Mounted Amethyst Crystal Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
A polished geode section lined with large well-formed prismatic amethyst crystals displaying deep purple colour; mounted on a custom-made wooden display stand. 2.95 kg total, 23.5 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Large Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying deep brown patina, repaired. 18.86 grams, 63 mm
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.