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LOT 1987
Natural History - Marine Crocodile Fossil Vertebra
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-175 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (97 grams, 41 mm).
A fossilised marine Steneosaurus (Teleosaurus) crocodile vertebra. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Sandsend, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Baryte Crystal Specimen
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Baryte crystal specimens in a matrix. 270 grams, 98 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of two eggshell sections from the Giant Elephant Bird Aepyornis sp.; supplied in a display case. 221 grams total, 13.5 x 15.7 cm including case
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. Property of a Leicestershire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an identification slip.
Elephant bird was a gigantic, flightless bird, measuring nearly 10 feet in height, and lived on the island of Madagascar until it became extinct, possibly as late as the 17th century. -
Natural History - Elrathia Fossil Trilobites
Middle Cambrian Period, circa 500 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A pair of irregular matrices, each containing an Elrathia sp. fossil trilobite. 160 grams total, 62-83 mm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
