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LOT 2498
Natural History - British Promicroceras Fossil Ammonite Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 190 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 3 3/4 in. (428 grams total, 40-94 mm).
Comprising three irregular matrices with Promicroceras planicosta specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Charmouth, Dorset, England.
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LOT 2498
Natural History - British Promicroceras Fossil Ammonite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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 to allow it to be displayed. 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. -
Natural History - Large Caddis Fly in Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polished to highlight the Caddis fly inclusion. 1.85 grams, 26 mm
From Primorskoje mine, Yantarnyi, Kaliningrad. Property of an Essex gentleman. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card. -
Natural History - Fossil Crab
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A rare Harpactocacinus punctatus crab on a matrix. 849 grams, 13.4 cm
From Verona, Italy. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
