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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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LOT 2448
Natural History - Fossil Fish and Lobster in Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Ichthyosaurus Vertical Vertebra Section
Jurassic Period, 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8
Displaying one polished face containing vertebra section. 624 grams, 18.4 cm
From Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK. Ex UK collection.
Ichthyosaurs (from the Greek, meaning 'fish lizard') are extinct marine reptiles which resembled modern dolphins in appearance; the first complete UK specimen was found by the famous fossil hunter Mary Anning (1799-1847 AD) when she was just 12 years of age; the fossil she found is now in the Natural History Museum, London. -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Part of the lower jaw displaying some Mosasaur Prognathodon sp. teeth. 123 grams, 10 cm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
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Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
In a rectangular matrix. 345 grams, 18 x 12.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Wyoming, Green River Formation, U.S.A. Acquired during the 1980s. From the Pradi Collection, Boston, U.S.A.
Seasonally, some 56 million years ago, in the Green River Region of Wyoming, torrential rains fell on the mountains. The rain flowed down the mountain sides, forming wide shallow lakes in the valley below. During the dry season, these lakes evaporated (similar to certain parts of Africa today). Millions of fish died in this short period of time. This climatic cycle happened over a 20-thousand-year period. Layer upon layer of mud was deposited over these years, entombing huge numbers of fish. At a much later date volcanic activity uplifted this area to expose their fossils.
