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LOT 2375
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (27 grams total, 32-35 mm).
Of three teeth from Prognathodon sp., mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK collection since the 1990s.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Natural History - Fossil Barasaurus Skeleton
Early Triassic Period, circa 255 million years B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £183
Barasaurus besairiei reptile on a matrix. 713 grams, 23 cm
From Plateau de I'lsala, Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
Barasaurus is an extinct genus of the Owenettid procolophonoid parareptile. -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Of three teeth from Prognathodon sp., mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. 29.2 grams, 32-39 mm
UK collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Juvenile Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth Pair
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Displaying some serrations and good enamel, from the Carcharocles megalodon shark. 73.2 grams total, 61-69 mm
From Florida, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
