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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 - Three-Dimensional Mosasaur Skull with Vertebrae
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A fossil Mosasaur sp. displaying the skull with at least 33 teeth surviving in the upper and lower jaw, many with remains of enamel, alongside the remains of at least 15 of the animal's vertebrae; a juvenile on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. 19.7 kg, 62 cm wide
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.11722-197505.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young. -
Natural History - Pink Dolomite Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
A group of ten pink dolomite specimens, each held in a white card collector's tray and labelled 'Touissite Morocco'. 405 grams total, 38-59 mm
From Touissite, Morocco, North Africa. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Lapis Lazuli Tile Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A group of three rectangular lapis lazuli tiles with polished upper faces. 297 grams total, 5.2 x 10- 8.3 x 10 cm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
