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LOT 2377
Natural History - Fossil Claudiosaurus Skeleton
LATE PERMIAN-EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 252-250 MILLION YEARS B.P.
17 in. (12.2 kg, 43 cm).
In an irregular matrix.
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11551-195800.
It is theorised that this was a semi-aquatic, lizard-like dinosaur.
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Natural History - Fossil Acanthoceras Ammonite
Late Cretaceous Period, 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Displaying a clean centre; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 1.05 kg total, 19.6 cm high including stand
From Agadir, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Dragon Fly Larvae
Miocene Period, circa 16 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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From a Gloucestershire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Argochampsa Fossil Crocodile Skull
Paleocene Period, 66-56 million years B.P.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
The upper part of Argochampsa krebsi on a sandy matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. 4.9 kg, 45 cm
Fine condition.
From Morocco. From an East Anglian, UK, collection.
Argochampsa or 'Argo crocodile' is an extinct genus of eusuchian crocodylomorph, usually regarded as a gavialoid crocodilian, related to modern gharials. It lived in the Paleocene Period in Morocco. Described by Hua and Jouve in 2004, the type species is A. krebsi. Argochampsa and had a long narrow snout, and apparently marine in its behaviour.