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LOT 0460
Natural History - Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Footprint
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
13 3/8 in. (2.79 kg, 34 cm).
Komlosaurus carbonis footprint on an irregular matrix with information ticket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Mecsek Coal Formation, Middle Hettangian to Early Sinemurian, Lower Lias, Lower Jurassic, Komlo, Mecsek Mountains, Baranya, Hungary.
From the private collection of Mr J S, Northamptonshire, UK.
Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.
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LOT 0460
Natural History - Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Footprint
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising large sections of geodes with variously sized amethyst crystals. 1.6 kg total, 45-64 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Hadrosaur Dinosaur Egg Pair
Cretaceous Period, 100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
A pair of Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur eggs on a matrix retaining evidence of the original leathery surface. 8.85 kg, 27.5 cm
Acquired 1983-1990. Private collection, Hove, UK.
Hadrosaurs were large dinosaurs, growing up to 10 metres in length, belonging to the ‘Duck-Billed’ group of dinosaurs. They are considered the ‘herd animal’ of the Cretaceous, having been found buried together in their thousands. Dinosaur egg fossils are known from approximately two-hundred sites around the word, particularly in Asia. This nest comes from the Xixia Formation, Henan region of China, which produces some of the best preserved eggs in the world. These eggs can yield entire embryos within them, making them an essential tool for understanding the biology of these creatures. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: a large biotite specimen, collection number 101; septarian nodule fragment from Horsenden Hill, Ealing, Middlesex, England, collection number 216; picrite from Cornwall, England, collection number 426; sard from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 197; danburite from Maglovec, East Czechoslovakia, collection number 527; fluorite from Derbyshire, England, collection number 200; chalcedony from Cornwall, England, collection number 25; translucent from selenite from Sahara Desert, Libya, collection number 349; quartz 'sceptre' from Beaverhead County, Montana, USA, collection number 581. 292 grams total, 1.1-18.8 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Six specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.