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LOT 1931
Natural History - Barrandei Fossil Trilobite Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 2 1/4 in. (234 grams total, 41-58 mm).
A group of three Metacanthina barrandei trilobites on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Shrimp Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A pair of Carpopenaeus sp. shrimps in matrix. 229 grams total, 71-84 mm
From Hjoula, Lebanon. Acquired in the 1980s. From an old Bristol, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A polished amber specimen with insect inclusions. 1.59 grams, 20 mm
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A large fossil tooth from the dinosaur Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (the African T-Rex), with remains of enamelling and serration. 14.6 grams, 53 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
