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LOT 0388
Natural History - Fossilised Poplar Leaf
CIRCA 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
13 3/4 in. (1.5 kg total, 35 cm high including stand).
On a rectangular limestone matrix, the poplar leaf with good detailing and showing clear midrib and veins; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom the Green River Formation, Parachute Creek, Bonanza, Utah, USA.
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Natural History - Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
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Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Bahariasaurus ingens was a mid-sized carnivore, and the teeth are different from Carcharodontosaurus in being thinner but having a thicker, more triangular X- section. -
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