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LOT 1941
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (68.6 grams, 70 mm).
A fossilised lower jaw section displaying two teeth from Prognathodon sp., a mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Nantan Meteorite
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A nickel iron meteorite (111CD) with a composition of 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel. 26 grams, 48 mm
From Nantan Nandan County, Guangxi Region, China. From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others. -
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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