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LOT 1697
Natural History - Jurassic Coast Fossil Bone Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 7/8 - 11 1/4 in. (5.15 kg total, 20-28.5 cm).
A pair of irregular matrices containing fossil bones of unidentified types. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Dorset, 1980s.
Ex UK collection.
Property of a Portsmouth, UK gentleman.
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From Romania. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Obelisk Group
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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) tooth with visible serration and enamel. 52.7 grams, 80 mm
From Tegana formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
