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LOT 2521
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7/8 in. (3.02 grams, 22 mm).
Including a fly and with a polished body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
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Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
From the lower jaw of Mosasaur prognathodon sp. displaying some teeth. 139 grams, 93 mm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Basilosaurus Jaw Fragment
Eocene Period, 41-34 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising three teeth on a jaw fragment. 205 grams, 18.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Basilosaurus was a large predatory whale that hunted for sharks, large fish and other marine mammals. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including at least one fly; with a polished teardrop-shaped body. 1.1 grams, 21 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
