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LOT 2463
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth Pair
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 - 5 3/8 in. (1.3 kg total, 13.4-13.7 cm).
With root, each tooth set in composite rock matrix. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Cut Fossil Ammonite Halves
Middle Cretaceous Period, 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the Cleoniceras sp. chambers, some iridescence; chip to edge of one half. 357 grams total, 11.2 cm each
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Display
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Mounted on a matrix style display base; some restoration. 4.1 kg, 22 cm high
From Madagascar. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Late Cretaceous Period, 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a partial jaw and two teeth from Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus. 110 grams, 72 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.
