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LOT 2354
Natural History - Malawi Agate Cut and Polished Natural Bowl
5 1/4 in. (982 grams, 13.3 cm).
The specimen cut on one side to reveal the internal light-coloured cavity, the edges polished with dark brown and grey banding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Malawi, East Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2354
Natural History - Malawi Agate Cut and Polished Natural Bowl
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Comprising various bone and rib fragments, a large vertebra and jaw fragments with teeth from Mosasaur prognathodon sp.; on a sandstone matrix with applied plaster reinforcement to allow it to be displayed. 12.8 kg, 46 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Teeth and Fish Bone Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth and various fish bone fragments on a sandstone matrices. 336 grams total, 78-89 mm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A pair of Carpopenaeus sp. shrimps, each in a matrix. 233 grams total, 70-86 mm
From Lebanon. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
