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LOT 2166
Natural History - Large Unpolished Fossil Tree Branch Section Group [20]
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 4 in. (2 kg total, 5.7-10 cm).
Of varying length and thickness. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2166
Natural History - Large Unpolished Fossil Tree Branch Section Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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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 - Otodus Fossil Shark Tooth Necklace
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The Otodus obliquus tooth with a wire frame and cord necklace. 6.47 grams, tooth: 34 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising three teeth with partial root; two repaired. 29 grams total, 52-56 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.