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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 - Mosasaur Fossil Partial Jaw with Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A partial jaw with four teeth from Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus, formerly assigned to the genus Globidens. 92 grams, 10.9 cm
From the phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin of Morocco. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Pyrites 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising around 80 pyrites or 'fool's gold' crystal specimens. 672 grams total, 15-36 mm
From Peru. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J.R.Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898). Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Natural History - Meteorite Dust from NWA Meteorites in Display Vial
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The sandy coloured dust held in a small glass vial with screw-cap. 4.7 grams total, 24 mm
From the Sahara Desert, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
