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LOT 2180
Natural History - Brown Obsidian Natural Glass Specimen Group [100]
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (878 grams total, 22-46 mm).
Comprising cut dark brown to black samples. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2180
Natural History - Brown Obsidian Natural Glass Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Cambropallas Telesto Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, 416-359 million years BPSold for (Inc. bp): £52
A large Cambropallas telesto trilobite on a matrix. 1.25 kg, 20.5 cm
From Djbel Ougrat, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Cornuproetus Trilobite
Upper Devonian Period, 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A fossil Cornuproetus midasamlanensis trilobite on a matrix. 230 grams, 93 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-95 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
From the dinosaur Bahariasaurus ingens, with good enamel and serrations. 3.73 grams, 37 mm
From the Tegana Formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1980s. Old Bristol, UK, collection.
Bahariasaurus ingens was a mid-sized carnivore, and the teeth are different from Carcharodontosaurus in being thinner but having a thicker more triangular X-section.