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LOT 1980
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 55-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 in. (23.6 grams, 54 mm).
Agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Historic Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Pair
Jurassic Period, Bacocian Stage, 168-172 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Cleoniceras sp. ammonite, polished to reveal the distinctive pattern of the cross section chambers. 117 grams total, 79 mm each
From Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco Morocco, North Africa. Collected in person in 2014. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth and Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) with root. 29.2 grams, 80 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. -
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. 940 grams total, 3-31 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
