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LOT 1880
Natural History - Boxed Fluorite with Hematite Mineral Specimen
1 7/8 in. (48 grams, 48 mm).
Comprising a cluster of large clear fluorite crystals with speckles of haematite; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Tri-State, U.S.A.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1880
Natural History - Boxed Fluorite with Hematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Fossil Enchodus Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The fang tooth with a section of the jaw, set on a sandstone matrix. 508 grams, 14.2 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Enchodus fish is an extinct genus of bony fish. It flourished during the Upper Cretaceous and later and was small to medium in size. One of the genus's most notable attributes are the large 'fangs' at the front of the upper and lower jaws and on the palatine bones, leading to its misleading nickname among paleoichthyologists, 'the saber-toothed herring'; these fangs, along with a long sleek body and large eyes, suggest Enchodus was a predatory species. -
Natural History - Flexicalymene Fossil Trilobite Nodule
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The nodule opened to reveal the positive and negative of the fossilised trilobite. 115 grams total, 52 mm each
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising various bone and rib fragments, a large vertebra and jaw fragments with teeth from Mosasaur prognathodon sp.; on a sandstone matrix with applied plaster reinforcement. 12.8 kg, 46 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
