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LOT 2223
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-443.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (416 grams, 14.5 cm).
Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth
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The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
