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LOT 2385
Mahoumacrinus Fossil Crinoid
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 3/8 in. (739 grams, 18.7 cm).
On a tongue-shaped matrix showing part of the stalk and calyces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Spinosaurus and African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a Spinosaurs maroccanus and a Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth with some root; repaired. 18.5 grams total, 40-42 mm
Found Morocco, North Africa. Property of an Essex gallery.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
Reptile Footprints in Matrix
Permian Period, circa 299-298 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The matrix containing three Salichnium decessus type fossilised amphibian footprints; an information sticker on the reverse. 227 grams, 18 cm
From Saint Afrique, Aueyron, France. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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Collection of Natural Ruby Crystals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two tabular, hexagonal crystals and four fragments, one being cut to a rectangular shape. 5.51 grams total, 8-16 mm
Private collection, London, UK.
