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LOT 1809
Natural History - Desert Rose Specimen Group
1/2 - 1 1/4 in. (518 grams total, 13-31 mm).
A group of 100 'Desert Rose' crystalline gypsum specimens with sand grain inclusions, mostly of single spheroid form, showing the crystal plate structure to advantage. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil Woolly Mammoth Bone
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A Mammuthus primigenius fossil woolly mammoth bone, mounted on a custom-made display base with information sticker. 954 grams total, 25 cm high including stand
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Group
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A trio of Whitby Dac fossil ammonites, each displaying one polished face. 470 grams total, 73-94 mm
From Whitby Dac. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A fossilised lower jaw section displaying three teeth from Prognathodon sp., a late mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. 176 grams, 13 cm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
