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LOT 0455
Natural History - Fossil Wolf Skull in Matrix
LATE PLIOCENE-EARLY PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.3 MILLION-60,000 YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (1.28 kg, 19 cm).
The majority of Canis teilhardi skull in matrix with some other bone fragments.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
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Natural History - Historic 'Cumbria' Anilite on Quartz Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Small pinkish coloured anilite crystals on quartz on a matrix of hematite, collection number 530. 204 grams, 74 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card and an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. -
Natural History - Fossil Knightia Fish Group
Eocene Period, circa 58-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three rounded matrices, one with two complete Knightia alta specimens, one with a single, and one with two partial specimens. 150 grams total, 73-84 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
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.
