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LOT 2488
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate Pair
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (147 grams total, 86 mm).
A pair of composite coasters containing a large number of variously sized fossil ammonites, polished upper face. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two large specimens with good enamel; one repaired. 104 grams total, 52-69 mm
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 Crab on Matrix
Eocene-Miocene Period, 58-5.3 million years B.P.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
The remains of a fossil crab set in a sedimentary matrix. 1.47 kg, 13.5 cm high
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Crab
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A rare Harpactocacinus punctatus crab on a matrix. 600 grams, 12.5 cm
From Verona, Italy. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
