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LOT 2446
Natural History - Fossil Deer Antler Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 1.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 - 4 in. (196 grams total, 8.7-10.2 cm).
Comprising two sections of Odocoileus virginianus antler. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Alachua Formation, Taylor County, Florida, USA.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising ten rounded rose-like formations of flattened, radiating crystals. 962 grams total, 53-67 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Yellow Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a large quantity of bright yellow specimens. 1.13 kg total, 14-68 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With some serration and good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus; repaired. 3.34 grams, 29 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.