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LOT 2177
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw on Composite Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (1.45 kg, 19 cm).
Comprising two jaw fragments with teeth, set on a composite matrix [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2177
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw on Composite Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Natural History - Huge Sliced Section of Fossilised 'Rainbow' Wood
235 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Petrified tree section of 40-46mm thickness with finely polished finish to upper and lower faces and set into resin; edges slightly chamfered. 26.2 kg, 68 cm
From the private collection of Mr J.G., UK, a company executive.
The petrified wood from Araucarioxylon arizonicum is often referred to as "rainbow wood" due to the variety of subtle, warm colours it exhibits, mainly in the red-orange range from hematite and limonite inclusions within the silica. -
Natural History - Heart-Shaped Polished Fossil Coral Head
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Cut to a heart shape and polished to reveal the internal structure. 166 grams, 75 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Fly Group
Eocene Period, 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three specimens on a matrix. 145 grams total, 51-66 mm
From the Green River Formation, south western Wyoming, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.