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LOT 2392
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Marine Dinosaur Tooth Collection
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 140-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 - 1 1/8 in. (14.9 grams total, 17-28 mm).
Comprising four Mosasaur sp. fossil teeth with remains of enamelling. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection formed in the 1980s.
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LOT 2392
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Marine Dinosaur Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Fossil Allosaurus Dinosaur Rib Bone Section
Late Jurassic Period, 155-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a slightly curving specimen with rough surfaces. 415 grams, 14.5 cm
From Emery County, Utah, U.S.A. Acquired 1980s. From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
The name 'Allosaurus' means 'different lizard' alluding to its unique concave vertebrae. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw Fragment
Late Cretaceous Period, 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A section of a jaw with two Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus teeth. 63 grams, 76 mm
From the Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco, North Africa. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
Most Mosasaurs had sharp teeth that had evolved to grab slippery prey such as fish. Igdamanosaurus had semi-spherical teeth with rounded points, which were better suited for crushing tough-armoured prey such as turtles, ammonites, nautili, and bivalves. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three polished specimens on a freestanding matrix. 1.2 kg, 18.5 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
