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LOT 1818
Natural History - Polished Goniatite and Orthoceras Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 7/8 in. (2.1 kg, 25 cm high).
A free-standing display set with a polished fossil Goniatite sp. and two Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1818
Natural History - Polished Goniatite and Orthoceras Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A large fossil tooth from the dinosaur Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (the African T-Rex), with remains of enamelling and serration. 14.6 grams, 53 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Halves
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A pair of cut Cleoniceras sp. ammonite halves, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers; some iridescence; chip to edge of one half. 565 grams total, 13.6 cm each
From Madagascar. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Quartz Crystal Point
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A cut and polished quartz crystal point; held in a white card collector's tray. 150 grams, 70 mm
From Brazil. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
