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LOT 2640
Natural History - Large Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
8 5/8 in. (2.5 kg, 22 cm).
A complete Mammuthus primigenius tooth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
See Guide to the Elephants (Recent and Fossil) in the British Museum (Natural History), BM, 1922, pp.35-47, for discussion.
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Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising two teeth with partial root. 30 grams total, 62-73 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A freestanding cut geode section with lilac-coloured amethyst crystals. 960 grams, 11.1 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Mexico' Phantom Calcite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying dark chocolate-brown, red brown, and creamy white colours, collection number 209. 237 grams, 97 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
