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LOT 2268
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
CRETACEOUS-EOCENE PERIOD, 70-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/4 - 1 1/8 in. (940 grams total, 9-30 mm).
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. [Approximately 1600, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2268
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Fossil Saltasaurus Dinosaur Eggshell Fragment
Late Cretaceous Period, circa 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Displaying remains of the shell's textured surface; held in a collector's display box and accompanied y an information label which states 'Patagonia, Argentina. In the province of Neuquen in Patagonia, rocks of late Cretaceous age contain vast numbers of nests of the dinosaur Saltasaurus, together with broken fragments of hatched eggshell. These sites have provided much information about the family life of dinosaurs.' 150 grams total, 14 x 11.5 cm including case
From Patagonia, Argentina. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Massive Pyrites Crystal Mineral Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Formed as a very large crystalline form of iron pyrites (fool's gold) with large main pyritohedral crystals rising from a complex base of smaller intersecting crystals. 15.3 kg, 20.5 cm
From Peru. -
Natural History - Large Cleoniceras Fossil Ammonite with Stand
Jurassic Period, circa 178-180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
The Cleoniceras sp. displaying iridescent surfaces. 890 grams total, 18.5 cm high including stand
From Madagascar.
