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LOT 2435
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (116 grams, 83 mm).
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Natural History - Fossil Shrimps
Late Cretaceous Period, Cenomanian Stage, circa 100.5-93.9 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
On a sedimentary matrix comprising three Carpopenaeus callirostris specimens. 123 grams, 69 x 66 mm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With some good enamel, from Bahariasaurus ingens. 5.93 grams, 42 mm
Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Bahariasaurus ingens was a mid-sized carnivore, and the teeth are different from Carcharodontosaurus in being thinner but having a thicker, more triangular X- section. -
Natural History - Vintage Brain Coral Display Specimen
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A free-standing conical tower of vintage brain coral formed in the round. 833 grams, 16 cm high
From an older UK collection. Acquired London, UK, circa 1995. Ex property of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
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