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LOT 2118
Natural History - Fossil Agadir Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (1.33 kg, 12 cm wide).
Freestanding Mellitella sp. ammonite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Aragonite Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising clusters containing brown hexagonal twin crystals. 708 grams total, 18-34 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Keichousaurus Marine Reptile Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Complete Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 2.8 kg, 35.5 cm
From Xingyi, Guizhou, China. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, and a member of the Pleurosaur family, and went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. -
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Each specimen with good crystal formation; supplied in labelled cardboard trays. 390 grams total, 33-45 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).