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LOT 1990
Natural History - English Fossil Crab Group
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/4 in. (89 grams total, 46 mm wide).
A pair of fossilised Zanthopsis leachi (Desmarest) crabs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Barasaurus Parareptile Skeleton
Early Triassic Period, circa 255 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
A complete fossil Barasaurus besairiei skeleton on a matrix. 2.37 kg, 23 cm wide
From Plateau de I'lsala, Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
Barasaurus is an extinct genus of the Owenettid procolophonoid parareptile. -
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Sand Shark Tooth Group
Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A group of eight extinct sand shark teeth. 3.27 grams total, 14-22 mm
From Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Mineral Globe Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A mixed group of three polished mineral spheres including two of unakite and one agate; held in white card collector's trays. 269 grams total, 33-40 mm
From Brazil. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
