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LOT 2011
Natural History - Fire Opal in Matrix Mineral Specimens
1 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (1.14 kg total, 36-63 mm).
A group of 50 matrices containing fire opal. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Teeth Group
Cretaceous Period, 67-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A trio of fossil Mosasaur sp. teeth with remains of root and enamelling, each set in an oval matrix. 1.4 kg total, 13.1-13.8 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Tusk Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
A fossil mastodon tusk with later carved stylised face. 100 grams, 94 mm
Acquired 1980s. London, UK, collection. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
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Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A mixed group of three Spinosaurs maroccanus fossil teeth with remains of enamelling; held in white card collector's trays. 90 grams total, 36-77 mm
Fine condition, repaired.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
