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LOT 2344
Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish Plate
EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 7/8 in. (675 grams, 20 cm).
Comprising a head and spine with some enhanced details, a partial fish to the lower edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Polished Orthoceras 'Rocket' Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Of large size, polished to reveal internal detail; on a textured matrix. 10.9 kg, 92 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including at least one fly; with a polished body. 1.67 grams, 17 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Displaying remains of enamel and serrations, from the Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex). 19.9 grams, 49 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
