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LOT 2250
Natural History - Iridescent Fossil Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 113-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (242 grams, 10 cm).
Cleoniceras besairiei with large portions of the shell with rainbow iridescence. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Display
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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With some serration and good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 7.38 grams, 37 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
