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LOT 2443
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (168 grams, 10 cm).
Comprising of Prognathodon sp. tooth with root on a sandstone matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
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LOT 2443
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - British Woolly Mammoth or Rhinoceros Hip Bone
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Fragment of the pelvis with socket; drilled and provided with a rod for mounting. 1.78 kg, 27 cm
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Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising polished, dome-shaped mass, with a central Goniatite sp. specimen. 563 grams, 14.2 cm
From the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
