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LOT 2340
Natural History - NWA 2947 Chondrite Meteorite Slice in Gem Case
1 1/4 in. (4.82 grams total, 32 mm including case).
A cut slice of NWA 2947 chondrite meteorite displayed in a collector's case. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Sahara Desert, North Africa.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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LOT 2340
Natural History - NWA 2947 Chondrite Meteorite Slice in Gem Case
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Ammonite Group
Middle Cretaceous Period, Albian Stage, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. ammonites (sometimes known as a Goat Horn). 123 grams total, 45-48 mm
From the north-east coast of Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-rex' Dinosaur Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With visible serration, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 20 grams, 83 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during the 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 - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 3.27 grams, 29 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
