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LOT 2256
Natural History - Fossil Rastellum Bivalve Group
MIDDLE JURASSIC PERIOD-LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 174-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 3 1/4 in. (230 grams total, 69-83 mm).
The mollusc specimens with a narrow-valved tubular shell. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Framed Spinicrus Tarantula
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Entomological specimen of Eurypelma spinicrus, in glazed wooden display case. 253 grams, 15.1 x 15.1 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Fossil Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-95 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
From the dinosaur Bahariasaurus ingens, with good enamel; repaired. 7.11 grams, 51 mm
From the Tegana Formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1980s. Old Bristol, UK, collection.
Bahariasaurus ingens was a mid-sized carnivore, and the teeth are different from Carcharodontosaurus in being thinner but having a thicker more triangular X-section. -
Natural History - Malawi Agate Cut and Polished Natural Bowl
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The specimen cut on one side to reveal the internal light-coloured cavity, the edges polished with dark brown and grey banding. 982 grams, 13.3 cm
From Malawi, East Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
