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LOT 2269
Natural History - Large Fossil Brittle Star
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (698 grams, 15.5 cm).
Ophiuroidea sp. specimen on irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Teeth and Fish Bone Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth and various fish bone fragments on a sandstone matrices. 336 grams total, 78-89 mm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
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Natural History - Mixed Polished Mineral Specimen Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: haematite, quartz, amethyst, aventurine, agate, dalmatian jasper and others. 793 grams total, 18-33 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Each in a rounded sandstone matrix, possibly grasshoppers. 340 grams total, 8-12.7 cm
From the Crato Formation, Brazil. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
