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LOT 2503
Natural History - Fossil Nautilus Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 120 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 - 1 3/4 in. (140 grams total, 40-46 mm).
Comprising three polished Cymatoceras sakalavus specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the jungles of Mahajanga on the North West coast of Madagascar.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur and Enchodus Tooth Display
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Both specimens set in a rounded sandstone matrix. 535 grams, 14.3 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large Baryte Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
On a pyrrhotite matrix with clusters of tabular baryte crystals, old stickers to base; supplied in a cardboard specimen tray. 257 grams, 11 cm
Very fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
From the lower jaw of Mosasaur prognathodon sp. displaying some teeth. 139 grams, 93 mm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.