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LOT 1889
Natural History - Fossil Ammonoid Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/4 in. (1.38 kg, 18.5 cm).
A cluster of six fossil ammonoids displayed on a sub-triangular free-standing matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Starfish in Matrix
Ordovician Period, circa 485.4-443.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £64
A pair of Ophiuroides sp. starfish together with a Carpoid and other fossils on an irregular matrix. 1.6 kg, 30.5 cm
Fine condition.
El Caid Romi, Morocco, North Africa. Old Bristol collection. -
Natural History - Meteoritic Tektite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £165
A group of eight black meteoritic tektites with pocked surfaces. 257 grams total, 37-68 mm
Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments. -
Natural History - African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A large fossil tooth from the dinosaur Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (the African T-Rex), with remains of enamelling and serration. 14.6 grams, 53 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
