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LOT 0436
Natural History - Large Fossil Orthoceras 'Rocket' Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
39 3/4 in. (15.8 kg, 1.01 m).
The extinct nautiloid cephalopod polished to reveal the internal gas chambers and set on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 0436
Natural History - Large Fossil Orthoceras 'Rocket' Display
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 - Insect in Baltic Amber
Oligocene Age, 55-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The polished piece with a single insect inclusion; supplied with an illustrated information card. 1.32 grams, 24 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A cluster of dolomite with other minerals. 61 grams, 55 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. 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.
