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LOT 2448
Natural History - Fossil Fish and Lobster in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
16 1/8 in. (4.5 kg, 41 cm).
Possibly Pseudostacus hakeliensis, together with a fossil fish, possibly Rhinobatos sp., both showing some good detail.
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Large Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite and Galena Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With clear quartz crystal clusters; supplied in a cardboard specimen tray. 567 grams, 10.9 cm
Very fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Ammonite Group
Middle Cretaceous Period, 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising three polished specimens with clean centres. 125 grams total, 45-49 mm
From the North-East Coast of Madagascar in the jungles of Mahajanga. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth in Large Matrix
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The composite matrix set with a group of nine fossil Otodus sp. shark's teeth. 4.1 kg, 24 cm
Fine condition.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.