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LOT 2315
Natural History - Cleoniceras Fossil Ammonite
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (161 grams, 87 mm).
Displaying much of the natural shell with iridescence. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Large Fossil Ammonite
Late Cretaceous Period, Cenomanian-Turonian Stages, circa 100- 90 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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From Morocco, North Africa. -
Natural History - Fossil 'African T-rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With some remaining serration, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus; repaired. 24.4 grams, 59 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Large Blue Agate Book End Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A polished blue banded agate book end pair, showing some exposed crystals. 4.6 kg total, 13.5-14.5 cm
From a Humberside, UK, collection.
