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LOT 2331
Natural History - Fossil Pterosaur, Sauropod, Mosasaur and Triceratops Dinosaur Tooth Collection
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 - 1 7/8 in. (40 grams total, 17-48 mm).
Comprising a single example from each dinosaur, the Triceratops horridus tooth with an identification card. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
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LOT 2331
Natural History - Fossil Pterosaur, Sauropod, Mosasaur and Triceratops Dinosaur Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Natural History - Natural Australian Opal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Displaying a good play of colour on milky-white background, tag with handwritten information: 'JOAN'S OPAL / PURCHASED / SYDNEY 1983 / IT IS A V. GOOD / ANDDAMOOKA CRYSTAL'. 0.75 grams, 11.99 mm
Purchased Sydney, Australia, in 1983. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a pouch and information tag. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising of Prognathodon sp. tooth with root on a sandstone matrix. 168 grams, 10 cm
From 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. -
Natural History - Boxed Polished Amethyst Crystal Obelisk Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Each freestanding and with bevelled edges. 84 grams total, 60-70 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).