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LOT 3258
Group of Three Lebanese Fossil Shrimp
LATE CRETACEOUS, CIRCA 100.5-93.9 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 3/8 in. (230 grams total, 62-85 mm).
Comprising three rectangular matrices, each with a fossil shrimp. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3258
Group of Three Lebanese Fossil Shrimp
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Grasshopper in Matrix Group
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three matrices, each with a grasshopper specimen. 427 grams total, 89-94 mm
From the Crato Formation, Arripe Basin, Brazil. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Large Otodus Extinct Shark Fossil Teeth Group
Eocene Epoch, circa 53-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two large Otodus obliquus teeth. 43.8 grams total, 47-62 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragmentary section of a jaw, set with six teeth. 209 grams, 18 cm
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.
