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LOT 2415
Natural History - Fossil Speculator Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (193 grams, 76 mm).
Phacops speculator specimen on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2415
Natural History - Fossil Speculator Trilobite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Natural History - Insects with Leaves
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: a matrix displaying dozens of insects with a leaf, showing specimens on both sides of the matrix, and a matrix including a Salix sp. leaf and two Metasequoia. 140 grams total, 9-11.5 cm
From the Florissant fossil quarry, Florissant, Colorado, USA; and the Muddy Creek Formation, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a pair of Prognathodon sp. teeth with roots on an matrix. 863 grams total, 12-13 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 - Large Quartz Rock Crystal Point Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising six clear prismatic points. 1.03 kg total, 9-10 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).