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LOT 2514
Natural History - Polished Heart-Shaped Fossil Coral Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 in. (106 grams, 68 mm).
Bifacial palm stone, polished to show to structure of the fossilised coral. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2514
Natural History - Polished Heart-Shaped Fossil Coral Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras Tower
Upper Devonian Period, 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising seven polished specimens. 2.1 kg, 28.8 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Displaying remains of enamelling and serration, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 5.05 grams, 32 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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 - NWA 6162 Mars Rock Meteorite
Discovered in 2009 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Classified as a Martian meteorite by the Meteoritical Society and details of its composition can be found on their website. 8 grams total, 56 x 36 mm including case
Found North West Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
