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LOT 2332
Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite Collection
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, 182-174 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 4 5/8 in. (648 grams, 7-11.8 cm).
Comprising four Dactylioceras commune sp. specimens in nodules. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Whitby, UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Natural History - Large Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Plate
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Comprising fourteen teeth, one with only a tip visible, and various jaw fragments set on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. 9.75 kg, 47.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young. -
Natural History - Fossil Ginkgo Leaf on Matrix
Palaeocene Period, circa 66-56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
A fossil Ginkgo sp. leaf in an amorphous matrix. 134 grams, 76 mm
From North Dakota, U.S.A. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Giant Conch Shell
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A large natural conch shell showing 'horns' to perimeter. 1.76 grams, 21.5 cm
Acquired within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
