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LOT 1830
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Fossil Orthoceras
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (610 grams total, 14.5 cm each).
The specimen showing the internal chambers and a small internal cavity with a quartz crystal. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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LOT 1830
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Fossil Orthoceras
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Fossil Enchodus Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The fang tooth with a section of the jaw, set on a sandstone matrix. 508 grams, 14.2 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Enchodus fish is an extinct genus of bony fish. It flourished during the Upper Cretaceous and later and was small to medium in size. One of the genus's most notable attributes are the large 'fangs' at the front of the upper and lower jaws and on the palatine bones, leading to its misleading nickname among paleoichthyologists, 'the saber-toothed herring'; these fangs, along with a long sleek body and large eyes, suggest Enchodus was a predatory species. -
Natural History - Unpolished Cut Amethyst Crystal Geode Slice Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each with two straight edges, cut to expose the inner structure of a geode with layers of amethyst and other crystals. 969 grams total, 26.7-27 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Citrine Quartz Crystal Tree on Amethyst Crystal Base
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The bendable metal branches tipped with polished citrine pebbles, the trunk resting on a geode section with lavender-coloured amethyst and clear quartz crystals. 511 grams, 16 cm high
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
