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LOT 2272
Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.76 grams, 26 mm).
Polished to highlight the intact fly inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's father, thence by descent.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Comprising various bone and rib fragments, a large vertebra and jaw fragments with teeth from Mosasaur prognathodon sp.; on a sandstone matrix with applied plaster reinforcement to allow it to be displayed. 12.8 kg, 46 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Sodalite Slab Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three irregular pieces with one polished face showing the contrasting white veining. 209 grams total, 8.2-10 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Agate Crystal Geode Cut Half Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising ten variously sized geode halves, each with an internal cavity with quartz and other crystal formations. 765 grams total, 29-75 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
