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LOT 2351
Natural History - Polished Ammonite Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 in. (347 grams total, 73 mm each).
Comprising three freestanding specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossilised Wood Slice Group
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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Part of a lower jaw displaying Mosasaur Prognathodon sp. teeth. 165 grams, 79 mm
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