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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 - Petraster Fossil Starfish Group
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three Petraster sp. specimens, each on a matrix. 1.3 kg total, 9-12.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Ruby in Zoisite Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising variously sized irregular chunks. 1.26 kg total, 21-40 mm
From Tanzania. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Teeth and Fish Bone Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth and various fish bone fragments on a sandstone matrices. 336 grams total, 78-89 mm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, 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.
