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LOT 2526
Natural History - Polished Fossil Coral Head Heart Palmstone
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (141 grams, 69 mm).
Cut to a heart-shape and revealing the internal structures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2526
Natural History - Polished Fossil Coral Head Heart Palmstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With some serration and good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus; repaired. 14.9 grams, 49 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during 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 - A Collection of Fossils
Devonian to Jurassic Period, circa 417-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mixed group including Perisphinctids indogermanus ammonite, Goniatite and Orthoceras. 584 grams total, 7.4-15.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Medium 'Rusty' Rose Quartz Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
Comprising good-seized chunks of rose quartz with ferrous mineral. 2.56 kg total, 53-93 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).