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LOT 2307
Natural History - Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 5 in. (340 grams total, 8-12.7 cm).
Each in a rounded sandstone matrix, possibly grasshoppers. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Crato Formation, Brazil.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2307
Natural History - Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Medium Green Fuchsite Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising large irregular specimens of light to dark green colour. 1.31 kg total, 22-74 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two large specimens with good enamel; one repaired. 104 grams total, 52-69 mm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Natural History - Large Crystalline Malachite Boulder
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The dark green surface formations with iron carbonate. 578 grams, 96 mm
From Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
