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LOT 2509
Large Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Pair
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/2 in. (3.19 kg total, 21.5 cm each).
A substantial Cleoniceras sp. specimen cut in two halves to reveal the internal crystal lined chambers, polished throughout.
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2509
Large Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Pair
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Showing good enamel and some root. 60.3 grams, 82 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a 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. -
Fossil Double Mamite Ammonite on Base
Cretaceous Period, circa 90 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Two horned ammonites with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell; repaired. 1.99 kg, 17 cm wide
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Malachite Cut and Polished 'Eye' Mineral Specimen Group [20]
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Each with a minimum of one polished face to display attractive banding, some with drilled piercing. 334 grams total, 23-35 mm
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