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LOT 2264
Natural History - Satin Spar Wand Group [32]
1 7/8 - 2 3/4 in. (519 grams total, 48-71 mm).
Comprising cut sections with silky surfaces. [32, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Large Caddis Fly in Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polished to highlight the Caddis fly inclusion. 1.85 grams, 26 mm
From Primorskoje mine, Yantarnyi, Kaliningrad. Property of an Essex gentleman. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card. -
Natural History - Two Glass Display Bases
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Formed of thick glass with rounded corners, one labelled as 'Sample 1', the other as 'Sample 2'. 3.36 kg total, 14.8 cm each
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two large specimens with good enamel; one repaired. 104 grams total, 52-69 mm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
