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LOT 2853
Natural History - Cambropallas Fossil Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 416-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 1/4 in. (2.4 kg, 26 cm).
A large Cambropallas telesto trilobite on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A large tooth showing some root. 65 grams, 10.4 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
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Natural History - British Woolly Mammoth or Rhinoceros Hip Bone
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Fragment of the pelvis with socket; drilled and provided with a rod for mounting. 1.78 kg, 27 cm
From the North Sea bed. Ex Gemini Trading, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an old identification tag. -
Natural History - Historic 'Brazil' Aquamarine Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying pale sapphire-blue aquamarine crystals on a pink matrix, collection number 375; accompanied by an old James Walker label and invoice dated 1979. 390 grams, 10.4 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
