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LOT 3295
Large Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 5/8 in. (32.8 grams, 92 mm).
Conical tooth with root, supplied in a glazed display box; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist.
From a West London gentleman collector.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
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LOT 3295
Large Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Fossil Whale Vertebra
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Opening Bid: £50
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Victorian Collector's Cabinet of Drawers with Entomological Collection
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Wooden chest with six sliding drawers, each with two turned wooden knop handles; each drawer with glazed panel and insects on pins with typed labels and detailed findspot tags; winged insects (Diptera, Orthorrapha, etc.), beetles (Cerambycidae, Chysomelidae, etc.), moths, butterflies, dragonflies and others; many in good condition. 7.7 kg, 37.5 x 40.5 x 28 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
