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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 - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a large Otodus obliquus tooth embedded in a matrix. 641 grams, 12.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Blue Quartz Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The nodule split in half to expose the cavity filled with enhanced blue crystals. 142 grams total, 47-53 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polynesian Lamarck Shell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3
Comprising twenty-nine Cypraea obvelata specimens. 98 grams total, 16-34 mm
From a North London, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
