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LOT 1997
Natural History - Fossil Fly Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 3 1/4 in. (216 grams total, 73-82 mm).
A group of three fossil flies in matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Green River Formation, South Western Wyoming, U.S.A.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill.
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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) tooth with visible serration and enamel. 52.7 grams, 80 mm
From Tegana formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Malachite Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A group of three crystalline malachite specimens; each held in a white card collector's tray. 200 grams total, 58-68 mm
From D.R.Congo. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Amethyst Gem Tree
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Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
