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LOT 1837
Natural History - Fossil Macrolepidotus Fish
MIDDLE DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 360 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/4 in. (830 grams, 18.5 cm).
A fossil Osteolepis macrolepidotus fish in matrix.
ProvenanceFrom Cruaday Hill Quarry, Orkney Isles, Scotland.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Mimetite and Calcite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A sphalerite matrix with small clusters of yellow mimetite crystals and large white hexagonal calcite crystals; supplied in a cardboard specimen tray. 150 grams, 71 mm
Fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Teeth on Matrix Group
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of five matrices, each set with an Otodus obliquus fossil shark's tooth with cusplet teeth and remains of enamelling. 479 grams total, 60-64 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
A fossilised lower jaw section displaying two teeth from Prognathodon sp., a mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. 68.6 grams, 70 mm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
