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LOT 2140
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 1/4 in. (29 grams total, 52-56 mm).
Comprising three teeth with partial root; two repaired. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The 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 2140
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
Comprising: a polished lapis lazuli pebble; quartz; ulexite; sphalerite and others. 748 grams total, 40-58 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Fossil Goniatite Polished Button Display
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising two rounded fossils with exposed gas chambers; supplied in a square frame for display. 69 grams total, 13 cm high including case
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Insect in Baltic Amber
Oligocene Age, 55-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The polished piece with a single insect inclusion; supplied with an illustrated information card. 2.7 grams, 33 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
