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LOT 2445
Natural History - Mixed British Fossils
CARBONIFEROUS-CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 305-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 3 5/8 in. (981 grams total, 40-92 mm).
Comprising a mixed group of nine fossils in five card trays, different species and types including: Ichthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, and whale bone from Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom various sites in the UK.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
Ordovician Period, circa 485.4-443.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. 434 grams, 13.5 cm
From Chaco Province, Argentina, found 1576. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With some serration and good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 7.38 grams, 37 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. -
Natural History - Cased Amethyst Crystal Pendant Group [8]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dark purple crystals set in white metal sleeves with free-running suspension loops; supplied in display cases. 122 grams total, 58 x 40 x 20 mm including case each
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).