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LOT 1747
Natural History - Basilosaurus Predatory Archaeocete Whale Jaw
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 5/8 in. (422 grams, 27.1 cm).
A Basilosauris sp. predatory whale fossil jaw section, retailing three teeth with remains of enamel.
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1747
Natural History - Basilosaurus Predatory Archaeocete Whale Jaw
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Natural History - Fossil Leaf Group
Oligocene Period, circa 34-23 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A group of three fossil leaves in matrix. 15 grams total, 59-77 mm
From Beaverhead County, Montana, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Obelisk Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A trio of cut and polished amethyst obelisks; held in a white card collector's tray. 52 grams total, 42-53 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - 'Spartan Basalt' Polished Green Porphyry Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A large cut section of green porphyry mined in Greece, possibly in ancient Roman times. 1.22 kg, 18.1 cm
From Greece. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.
