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LOT 2555
Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode End Group [4]
3 3/4 - 4 1/2 in. (866 grams total, 9.5 - 11.5 cm).
Comprising four specimens, each polished to reveal internal structure. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2555
Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode End Group [4]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Fossil Keichousaurus Marine Reptile Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Comprising a complete Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 2.58 kg, 20 x 29.5 cm
From Xingyi, Guizhou, China. Ex J. Shaul, collection, UK.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. -
Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth Cluster
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising six Otodus obliquus teeth set in a sandstone matrix. 1 kg, 15.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Pyrite Crystal Block
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a roughly rectangular matrix with one polished face containing a large quantity of pyrite crystals. 729 grams, 85 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).