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LOT 0434
Natural History - Fossil Crocodile Skull and Vertebrae
PALEOCENE EPOCH, 66-56 MILLION YEARS B.P.
19 1/4 in. (7.7 kg, 49 cm).
Displaying the left side of the skull and jaws with teeth, with a number of vertebrae to the side, set on a sandstone matrix; possibly Argochampsa krebsi. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 0434
Natural History - Fossil Crocodile Skull and Vertebrae
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Natural History - Historic Vanadinite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising variously sized prismatic red-brown crystals on matrix. 52 grams, 52 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Historic Galena with Quartz Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
The white quartz with metallic black galena. 168 grams, 65 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Fossil Insect in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
On a rounded sandstone matrix, possibly a grasshopper. 167 grams, 12.5 cm
From the Crato Formation, Brazil. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
