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LOT 2280
Natural History - Polished Shell Necklace Bead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (75 grams total, 9-18 mm).
Comprising various shapes of polished shell segment beads; each pierced longitudinally for stringing. [40, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 2280
Natural History - Polished Shell Necklace Bead Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
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Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, and a member of the Pleurosaur family. They went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic- Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. -
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