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LOT 1745
Natural History - Polished Mineral Specimen Group
1 - 1 3/4 in. (1.19 kg total, 27-44 mm).
A mixed group of 50 polished mineral specimens of various types, including haematite, quartz, red jasper, unakite, angelite, and others. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) tooth with visible serration and enamel. 52.7 grams, 80 mm
From Tegana formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco. 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 - Fossil Fly Group
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of three fossil flies in matrix. 198 grams total, 51-79 mm
From the Green River Formation, South Western Wyoming, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A pair of cut and polished fossil ammonite halves, each displaying the gas chambers; possibly Cleoniceras sp. 405 grams total, 11.9 cm wide each
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