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LOT 2778
Natural History - Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (149 grams total, 86 mm each).
Cut Cleoniceras sp. ammonite, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Cut Cleoniceras sp. ammonite, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers. 149 grams total, 86 mm each
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Large British Pleuroceras Fossil Ammonite Multi Display
Jurassic Period, circa 180-178 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Showing specimens of Pleuroceras paucicostatum or Pleuroceras hawskerensefossil ammonites in a matrix, together with other inclusions; accompanied by a display stand. 2.4 kg, 17 cm
From Hawsker, North Yorkshire, UK. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw on Composite Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A large section of Mosasaur prognathodon jaw with eight teeth, set in a composite matrix with applied plaster reinforcement. 2.32 kg, 48 cm
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.
