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LOT 2236
Natural History - Fossil Leaf Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 5 1/8 in. (137 grams total, 7.3-13 cm).
Two matrices containing fossil leaves of the Salix sp. and a Betula sp. (birch) together with other partials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Wyoming (Green River Formation), Uintah County, Utah, USA.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Teeth and Fish Bone Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising various fish bone fragments including teeth from Mosasaur prognathodon sp.; on a sandstone matrix. 496 grams total, 82-96 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. -
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Slice Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising six polished slices showing attractive banding, some with the internal cavity filled with quartz crystals. 625 grams total, 11.7-13 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Copal Group with Insects
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three rods with many insect inclusions. 43 grams total, 6-14 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
