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LOT 2489
Natural History - Large Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 54 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (63 grams, 90 mm).
A large Otodus obliquus tooth from the front of a mouth in a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Ouled Abdoun Basin Formation (Phosphate beds), Oued Zem, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Polished Fossilised Wood Section
Late Triassic period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Cut to a freestanding shape with two polished faces. 695 grams, 12 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Keichousaurus Marine Reptile Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Comprising a complete Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 2.58 kg, 20 x 29.5 cm
From Xingyi, Guizhou, China. Ex J. Shaul, collection, UK.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. -
Natural History - Anhydrite Mineral Specimen Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a large rectangular matrix with quartz, the upper face with calcite and large bladed anhydrite crystals. 691 grams, 17 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
