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LOT 2466
Fossilised Tree Trunk Slice
LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 225 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 5/8 in. (471 grams, 14.3 cm).
A cut and polished slice showing internal banding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Orthoceras Column
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising variously sized polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. 903 grams, 21 cm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Skull
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
A magnificent, full three-dimensional fossil skull of a juvenile Mosasaur Prognathodon with upper and lower mandibles, eye sockets and brain cavity; including jaw teeth and throat teeth; some restoration; with custom-made display stand. 4.1 kg total, upper skull: 43.5 cm long
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex 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. -
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Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising six polished slices displaying attractive red, brown, and grey banding. 644 grams total, 10.9-12.5 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
