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LOT 2506
Natural History - Dolphin Vertebra Group
MIOCENE AGE, CIRCA 15 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 3 5/8 in. (352 grams total, 56-91 mm).
Comprising four Delphinus sp. vertebrae. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom North Carolina, U.S.A.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Morocops Trilobite Group
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three Morocops (Barrandeops) sp. on a matrix. 275 grams total, 58-61 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Prgain, Alnif, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxford, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Part of a lower jaw displaying Mosasaur Prognathodon sp. teeth. 165 grams, 79 mm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
