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LOT 2003
Natural History - 'Irish' Cut and Polished Coral Reef Pebble
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 325 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (418 grams total, 9 cm).
Part of a coral reef that existed in a tropical sea that covered the British Isles when this part of the world was situated on the equator; in a cardboard specimen tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.
Ex English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a typed and encapsulated identification card.
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LOT 2003
Natural History - 'Irish' Cut and Polished Coral Reef Pebble
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £82
With some serration, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus; repaired. 25.7 grams, 60 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. 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. -
Natural History - Historic Galena Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The freestanding matrix with mainly octahedral dark crystals. 374 grams, 10.9 cm
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1965. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Fossil Starfish
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Possibly Sinosura kelheimense on a squared matrix. 142 grams, 86 mm
From Stonhoffen, Germany. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
