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LOT 2195
Natural History - Fossil Ginko Leaf
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, 359-299 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (102 grams, 75 mm).
On an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Sentinel Butte Formation, Morton County, North Dakota, USA.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Agatized Fossil Tree Trunk Cut Slice
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
With one partially polished face displaying dark red banding. 1.04 kg, 21.5 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Each in a rounded sandstone matrix, possibly grasshoppers. 340 grams total, 8-12.7 cm
From the Crato Formation, Brazil. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaur Dinosaur Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two teeth with partial roots; repaired. 33 grams total, 57-62 mm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
