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LOT 2304
Natural History - Fossil Cornuproetus Trilobite
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 5/8 in. (230 grams, 93 mm).
A fossil Cornuproetus midasamlanensis trilobite on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2304
Natural History - Fossil Cornuproetus Trilobite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Natural History - Amethyst Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A free-standing section of a geode with amethyst crystals of good colour. 657 grams, 11 cm high
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 29.4 grams, 11.8 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Mosasaur Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
From the lower jaw, displaying two teeth from Prognathodon sp.; repaired. 89 grams, 87 mm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
