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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 - Petrified Fossil Tree Branch Group [50]
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cut in varying lengths, with some thicker sections included. 1.13 kg total, 33-49 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Group of Polished Copal with Insects
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising four pieces, each with a number of insect inclusions. 12 grams total, 28-61 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth Assemblage
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
An assemblage of Mosasaur prognathodon teeth, attached to a jaw-shaped matrix for display; all set in a composite matrix. 6.59 kg, 37 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.
