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LOT 1859
Natural History - Fossil Enchodus Jaw
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 67-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
15 3/4 in. (3.7 kg, 40 cm).
The fossilised remains of a Enchodus sp. ray-finned fish jaw, including a number of slender teeth; in an oblong matrix retaining its plaster field jacket.
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
FootnotesEnchodus is an extinct genus of aulopiform ray-finned fish related to lancetfish and lizardfish.
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Natural History - Large Mosasaur Fossil Jaw on Stand
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A large fossil lower jaw section from the aquatic dinosaur Mosasaur sp., displaying 11 teeth each with good remains of enamelling and some serration; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 15.5 kg total, 1.28 m wide including stand
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11723-197546. -
Natural History - Fossil Starfish in Matrix
Ordovician Period, circa 485.4-443.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £64
A pair of Ophiuroides sp. starfish together with a Carpoid and other fossils on an irregular matrix. 1.6 kg, 30.5 cm
Fine condition.
El Caid Romi, Morocco, North Africa. Old Bristol collection. -
Natural History - Hyphalosaurus Fossil in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 122 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A Hyphalosaurus sp. fossil aquatic reptile in a sub-rectangular matrix; held in a display box with a fabric covering. 150 grams, 16 cm (344 grams total, 24.5 x 17.5 cm including box)
From China. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Hyphalosaurus means 'submerged lizard' and was a genus of freshwater aquatic reptiles that resembled miniature plesiosaurs. It was an active predator that captured small prey animals like arthropods and fish with a sideways strike, similar to modern crocodiles.
