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LOT 2002
Natural History - Mammoth Tusk Section
PLEISTOCENE AGE, CIRCA 40.000 YEARS B.P.
8 7/8 in. (93 grams, 22.5 cm).
From Mammoth primigenius, with some attractive patterning. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Bristol collection.
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Natural History - Boxed Galena Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Showing a partial large octahedral crystal; in a labelled specimen box. 80 grams, 37 mm
From Tri-State, U.S.A. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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. 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 Crab
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Harpactocacinus punctatus on a matrix; rare. 600 grams, 13.3 cm
From Verona, Italy. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
