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LOT 1750
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/8 - 3 in. (90 grams total, 36-77 mm).
A mixed group of three Spinosaurs maroccanus fossil teeth with remains of enamelling; held in white card collector's trays. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
FootnotesThe Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
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LOT 1750
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A polished specimen of amber displaying insect inclusions. 1.13 grams, 21 mm
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Large Quartz Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of ten large quartz crystals, including examples with large points. 1.14 kg total, 45-82 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Sikhote Alin Meteorite
Fell 12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
An entire piece of the the Sikhote-Alin meteorite, showing the characteristic outer surface; held in a white card collector's tray. 13 grams, 29 mm
Very fine condition.
From the Sikhote-Alin Mountains. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Classified as an iron meteorite belonging to the chemical group IIAB and with a coarse octahedrite structure. The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight at 10:38 am. local time on 12th February, 1947. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the sun. It came from about 15 degrees east of north and descended at an angle of 41 degrees. It left a trail of smoke and dust 20 miles long which lingered for several hours. Light and sound of the fall were observed for two hundred miles around the point of impact.
