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LOT 2417
Large Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Plate
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
18 3/4 in. (9.75 kg, 47.5 cm).
Comprising fourteen teeth, one with only a tip visible, and various jaw fragments set on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young.
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LOT 2417
Large Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Plate
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
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Large Polished Copal Amber with Termites
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Polished to a teardrop-shape with a large number of termite inclusions. 41 grams, 75 mm
From Brazil. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Fossil Phacops Trilobite
Devonian Period, 444-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The aquatic arthropod showing good detail to the carapace, resting on an irregular matrix. 120 grams, 72 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
From Carcharocles megalodon showing sharp serrations. 230 grams, 10.4 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
