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LOT 1935
Natural History - Edmontosaurus Hadrosaurid Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 84-70 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 x 2 1/2 in (42 grams total, 77 x 63 mm including box).
An Edmontosaurus tooth; held in a collector's display box. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lance Creek Formation, Niobrara County, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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LOT 1935
Natural History - Edmontosaurus Hadrosaurid Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Mioplosus Fossil Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A rectangular sedimentary matrix displaying a Mioplosus sp. fossil fish. 937 grams, 17.8 x 13 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A group of five Baltic amber pieces, each containing flies together with other inclusions. 3.3 grams total, 11-23 mm
Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A section of amethyst geode displaying some large purple crystals. 677 grams, 85 mm
From Brazil. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).