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LOT 0395
Natural History - Enormous Two Metre Section of Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Spine
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
70 1/2 in. (60 kg, 1.79 m).
The spine section comprising sixteen large, perfectly lined dorsal vertebrae with transverse processes with another at each end lying flat, various other vertebrae and rib sections resting next to the spine; on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young.
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LOT 0395
Natural History - Enormous Two Metre Section of Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Spine
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Sea Urchin Pair
Jurassic Period, circa 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two polished Clypeus ploti specimens. 328 grams total, 80 mm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Spectacular Imilac Pallasite Meteorite
Discovered in 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Meteorite classified as a stony-iron pallasite, in collector's lidded box with documentation. 10.4 grams, 23 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meteorite Men, the find was caught on camera and is shown in the Meteorite Men 'Chile' episode, at about the 14th minute. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity card from Steve Arnold, a copy of the sales listing, and an aluminium identification plaque.
Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors; the finding of this specimen was caught on camera and formed part of an episode of the TV show 'Meteorite Men'. -
Natural History - Fossil Rastellum Bivalve
Jurassic Period, circa 155 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A Rastellum carinatum fossil bivalve. 121 grams, 66 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Rastellum carinatum specimens have wide, angled ribs that have led to it being called the 'denture clam'; the zig-zag join between the two shells stopped coarse dirt and debris entering the shell and damaging its soft body. Like modern oysters, it lived in shallow coastal waters including the interstitial zone and fed on food particles that it filtered out of the sea water.
