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LOT 2551
Natural History - Fossil Plesiosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 - 3 3/4 in. (617 grams total, 86-96 mm).
Comprising two main bodies. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
LiteratureSee O’Keefe, F.R., The evolution of plesiosaur and pliosaur morphotypes in the Plesiosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia), 2002, Paleobiology, 28: 101-112.
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LOT 2551
Natural History - Fossil Plesiosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Natural History - Boxed Nailhead Calcite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A cluster comprising crystals with flat pyramidal termination; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. 65 grams, 48 mm
From U.S.A. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: ulexite from Kern County, California, USA, collection number 258; citrine, collection number 296; okenite from Poona, India, collection number 373; cassiterite from Cornwall, England, collection number 167; serpentine from Cornwall, England, collection number 164; cuprite from Tsumeb, Namibia, South West Africa, collection number 558; tremolite, collection number 465; chalcopyrite on quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 304; quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 322. 97 grams total, 19-44 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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Natural History - Pink Dolomite Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising small and larger pieces of pink dolomite, some with small pyrite crystals. 765 grams total, 20-40 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
