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LOT 2373
Natural History - Polished Fossilised Wood Section
LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 225 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (695 grams, 12 cm).
Cut to a freestanding shape with two polished faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2373
Natural History - Polished Fossilised Wood Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
With some good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 10.3 grams, 51 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. -
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Neogene Period, circa 15-12 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
A well preserved and prepared complete Tumidocarcinus giganteus from a classic fossil location; witha handwritten provenance label to verso. 926 grams, 17 cm
Found by Mike Kemper, Waipare, Mount Cass, New Zealand, February 2014. From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.
