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LOT 2178
Natural History - Large Fossil Shark Vertebra
UPPER PALAEOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (254 grams, 85 mm).
From Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Ouled Abdoun Basin Formation (Phosphate beds), Oued Zem, Morocco.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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LOT 2178
Natural History - Large Fossil Shark Vertebra
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Historic Pink Realgar Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The fine granular crystals on a matrix. 137 grams, 67 mm
Collected in person in 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. -
Natural History - Fossil Starfish
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Possibly Sinosura kelheimense on a squared matrix. 142 grams, 86 mm
From Stonhoffen, Germany. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Witherite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £131
Comprising a mass of light yellow striated short prismatic crystals. 447 grams total, 92 mm wide
From Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1963. 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.
