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LOT 2010
Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair Group
MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 300 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 - 2 5/8 in. (175 grams total, 54-66 mm).
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA.
Collected 1930-1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) with some visible serration; repaired. 9.1 grams, 39 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 - Complete Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Perisphinctes sp. with much of the original shell material remaining, in old white card tray with old label reading: 'AMMONITE Perisphinctes sp., Mid Jurassic Age (approx. 170 million years old), Madagascar'. 175 grams, 70 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Very Large Amethyst Crystal Point Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising six large points, three with twinned crystal formation. 1.89 kg total, 64-85 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
