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LOT 2229
Natural History - Boxed Petrified Fossil Wood Specimen Group [12]
JURASSIC PERIOD, 200-135 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/8 - 2 in. (500 grams total, 30-51 mm).
Comprising cut section of fossilised branches, each in a labelled specimen tray. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2229
Natural History - Boxed Petrified Fossil Wood Specimen Group [12]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Historic Gypsum Desert Rose Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
A large mass with tabular crystals. 422 grams, 12 cm
From Libya. Collected in person in 1980. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Gem Tree
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
On an amethyst geode matrix; the metal branches tipped with polished light-coloured amethyst pebbles. 517 grams, 14 cm high
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth and Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) with root. 29.2 grams, 80 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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.
