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LOT 2540
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
1 3/8 - 2 5/8 in. (50 grams total, 35-68 mm).
Comprising four sections of Aepyornis eggs. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw Fragment
Late Cretaceous Period, 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A section of a jaw with two Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus teeth. 63 grams, 76 mm
From the Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco, North Africa. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
Most Mosasaurs had sharp teeth that had evolved to grab slippery prey such as fish. Igdamanosaurus had semi-spherical teeth with rounded points, which were better suited for crushing tough-armoured prey such as turtles, ammonites, nautili, and bivalves. -
Natural History - Fossil Claudiosaurus Skeleton
Late Permian-Early Triassic Period, circa 252-250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
In an irregular matrix. 12.2 kg, 43 cm
Fine condition.
From Madagascar. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11551-195800.
It is theorised that this was a semi-aquatic, lizard-like dinosaur. -
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Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Restrung using polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 107 grams, 66 cm long
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
