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LOT 2550
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (1.05 kg, 14 cm).
A conserved and varnished Mammuthus primigenius tooth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceDredged from the North Sea, probably from Brown Bank, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
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LOT 2550
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Septarian Egg Half
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The attractive internal structure filled with yellow and brown aragonite crystals. 3.66 kg, 21 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a pair of Prognathodon sp. teeth with roots on an matrix. 863 grams total, 12-13 cm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
From Spinosaurus maroccanus displaying good enamel with some sedimentary rock still present. 32.6 grams, 61 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Ex Charmouth Fossils, Dorset, UK, circa 2010. From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue printout.
