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LOT 2200
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth and Fish Bones
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (139 grams, 83 mm).
The matrix containing a single Mosasaur prognathodon tooth and several fossilised fish bones. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2200
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth and Fish Bones
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
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Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
Mainly Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
An interesting group of fossils comprising: three polished heart-shaped coral fossils and one polished to a round shape; a pair of polished goniatites with applied suspension loops; various ammonites, some polished; a polished orthoceras; various trilobite fossils, and others. 1.3 kg total, 1.7-12.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Restrung with polyhedral, oblate and other beads, with a tear-shaped dangle. 41.1 grams, 40 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Natural History - Large Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Plate
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Comprising fourteen teeth, one with only a tip visible, and various jaw fragments set on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. 9.75 kg, 47.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young.
