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LOT 1865
Natural History - Fossil Morocops Trilobite Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 3/8 in. (256 grams total, 51-59 mm).
A group of three Morocops (Barrandeops) sp. trilobites on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Oxford, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Purple Agate Crystal Geode Section Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A group of six cut and polished purple agate geode sections, with exposed crystals; colour-enhanced. 1.39 kg total, 69-94 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. -
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bead Necklace
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £163
A string of bone beads from the woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius. 157 grams, 71 cm long
Acquired 1980s. London, UK, collection. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
