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LOT 2068
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
CRETACEOUS-EOCENE PERIOD, 70-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 - 1 1/8 in. (940 grams total, 3-31 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 2068
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Marine Dinosaur Tooth Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a pair of Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth; supplied in a custom display frame. 55 grams total, 13 cm high including case
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Yellow tabular siderite crystals on specular haematite. 134 grams, 79 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Very Large Amethyst Crystal Point Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising six large points, three with twinned crystal formation. 1.89 kg total, 64-85 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).