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LOT 2420
Natural History - Large Mosasaur Fossil Jaw on Stand
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
50 3/8 in. (15.5 kg total, 1.28 m wide including stand).
Displaying eleven teeth, each with good remains of enamelling and some serration; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11723-197546.
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Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Of three teeth from Prognathodon sp., mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. 27.2 grams, 33-45 mm
UK collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising seven specimens containing insects together with other inclusions. 2.57 grams total, 9-19 mm
Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
Ordovician Period, 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising three Ophiuroidea sp. specimens on matrices. 330 grams total, 9.1-11.4 cm
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa. From an old German collection.