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LOT 1884
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 3 1/2 in. (307 grams total, 68-90 mm).
A group of three brittle stars Ophiuroidea sp. on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Barasaurus Parareptile Skeleton
Early Triassic Period, circa 255 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
A complete fossil Barasaurus besairiei skeleton on a matrix. 2.37 kg, 23 cm wide
From Plateau de I'lsala, Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
Barasaurus is an extinct genus of the Owenettid procolophonoid parareptile. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A matching pair of agate geode halves, with polishing to the cut faces and crystals to the exposed inner surfaces. 760 grams total, 92 mm each
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark's Fossil Tooth Group
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A pair of Carcharocles megalodon shark teeth with serrations. 73 grams total, 53-72 mm
From Florida, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
