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LOT 0397
Natural History - Fossil Crocodile Skull and Vertebrae
PALEOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 66-56 MILLION YEARS B.P.
20 in. (5.3 kg, 50.5 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.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Pink Quartz Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
The nodule split in half to expose the crystal filled cavity with enhanced pink crystals. 127 grams total, 53 mm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
Devonian to Cretaceous Period, circa 417-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
An interesting mix of various fossils comprising: a pterosaurus Coloborhynchus moroccensis tooth with an information card; a group of trilobite partials; a fossil leaf on a matrix; a pair of polished goniatites; a pair of polished orthoceras; a pair of mosasaur teeth; five polished heart-shaped fossil coral heads; a number of various ammonites, and others. 1.37 kg total, 11-86 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Wood Slice
Triassic Period, circa 250-200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A cut and polished section of fossilised tree with some fine detail. 348 grams, 13.4 cm
From Madagascar. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
