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LOT 2497
Natural History - Iridescent Rainbow Shell Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 113-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 in. (100 grams, 72 mm).
Cleoniceras besairiei with large portions of the shell with rainbow iridescence. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
With some good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 10.3 grams, 51 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Sinosura Brittlestar
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
On a matrix, possibly Sinosura kelheimense. 147 grams, 10 cm
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Comprising: brown calcite from Chihuahua, Mexico; calcite from Tri-State, USA; grossular garnet from Chihuahua, Mexico; nailhead calcite from Tri-State, USA; pyrite; calcite. 568 grams total, 45-58 mm
From Chihuahua, Mexico; Peru, Brazil and Tri-State, U.S.A. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
