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LOT 2445
Fossil Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur Coprolite
LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 70-66.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (153 grams total, 45 - 58 mm).
Comprising two Tyrannosaurus Rex coprolites. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Mixed Fossil and Mineral Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising various fossil fragments, flint nodules, and other items. 3 kg total, 2.1-10.6 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Large Rainbow-coloured Carborundum Crystal Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A large cluster of silicon carbide showing beautiful iridescence. 1 kg, 16 cm
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.
Carborundum rarely occurs in nature, but is commercially formed by heating carbon and silicon at very high temperatures, producing extremely strong bands of crystals. -
Fossil Petraster Starfish
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A complete Petraster sp. specimen on an irregular matrix. 248 grams, 99 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
