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LOT 2796
Fossil Shrimps from Lebanon
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 4 3/8 in. (316 grams total, 8.1-11.3 cm).
Comprising two rectangular matrices, each with a Carpopenaeus sp. specimen. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Collection of Three [3] Gift Bagged Kalahari Desert Wind Stones
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three wind-rounded pebbles in hollowed out 'nests'; each with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. 335 grams total, 47-62 mm
From the Kalahari Desert. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
A composite jaw fragment set with five teeth. 229 grams, 17 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Dawn Redwood Fossil Plant Group
Oligocene Period, circa 34-23 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Three irregular matrices containing dawn redwood fossils, showing twig and needle leaves. 164 grams total, 47-68 mm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
