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LOT 3056
Group of Five Polished Fossilised Coral Head Hearts
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (94 grams total, 26-38 mm).
Comprising five cut and polished heart-shaped coral heads showing the internal structure of the polyps. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3056
Group of Five Polished Fossilised Coral Head Hearts
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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Fossil Orthoceras Polished Display Plaque
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A textured matrix set with Orthoceras specimens. 1.49 kg, 27 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Curving tooth of Mosasaur prognathodon set in a jaw fragment. 152 grams, 80 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile 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. -
Agadir Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a cut base and showing characteristic ribbing, possibly Calycoceras. 1.13 grams, 11.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
