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LOT 2341
Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Bone Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (107 grams, 80 mm).
Featuring a later carved stylised face in relief. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Island of Java.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Saltasaurus Dinosaur Eggshell Fragment
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Displaying remains of the shell's textured surface; held in a collector's display box and accompanied y an information label which states 'Patagonia, Argentina. In the province of Neuquen in Patagonia, rocks of late Cretaceous age contain vast numbers of nests of the dinosaur Saltasaurus, together with broken fragments of hatched eggshell. These sites have provided much information about the family life of dinosaurs.' 150 grams total, 14 x 11.5 cm including case
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Each Mosasaur Prognathodon sp. tooth on composite rock. 920 grams total, 13 cm each
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