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LOT 1972
Natural History - Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
9 5/8 in. (3.5 kg, 24.5 cm).
A fossil Mammuthus primigenius woolly mammoth tooth showing good remains of chewing surface and root plate.
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Mixed Mineral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A mixed group of mineral specimens including amethyst, baryte rose, agate, quartz and others; also including a fossil tooth and a lid decorated with a floral inlay. 1.02 kg total, 0.5-17.5 cm
Essex gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A fossilised lower jaw section displaying three teeth from Prognathodon sp., mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. 101 grams, 10.4 cm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - British Heteromorph Fossil Ammonite with Bivalves Display
Jurassic Period, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A heteromorph fossil Spiroceras annulatum ammonite together with Neocrassina miodularis bivalves in an amorphous matrix; collector's hand written label 'Burton Bradstock 1002' to reverse; Inferior Oolite, Garantiana Zone. 972 grams, 16.5 cm
From Burton Bradstock, Dorset, UK. Property of a Leicestershire, UK, private collector.
