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LOT 2365
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 - 4 1/2 in. (330 grams total, 9.1-11.4 cm).
Comprising three Ophiuroidea sp. specimens on matrices. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras Tower
Upper Devonian Period, 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising seven polished specimens. 2.1 kg, 28.8 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossilised Wood Slice Group
Triassic Period, 230 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three polished slices. 470 grams total, 8.4-10 cm
Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Displaying remains of enamel and serrations, from the Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex). 19.9 grams, 49 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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.
