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LOT 2569
Natural History - Sea Fossil Collection
SILURIAN-EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 420-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 - 4 1/4 in. (282 grams total, 5.5-10.8 cm).
Comprising: Athleta luctator shell from Barton Beds, Hampshire, UK, ex professor Gordon Walkden collection, UK; Cretaceous Micraster species sea urchin from St. Margaret's Bay, near Dover, Kent, UK; Silurian fossil seabed section with brachiopods, crinoid stems, and remains of other sea creatures from Wenlock limestone, Dudley, East Midlands, and from an old British collection. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Dudley, West Midlands, UK.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page for the shell.
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Natural History - Medium Sized Green Beryl Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a number of light green chunks in various sizes. 2.67 kg total, 34-60 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Large Gypsum Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A large specimen with large blades from Mexico, collection number 79. 776 grams, 17.8 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Carcharodontosaurus North African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, of large size, displaying some serrations. 64 grams, 95 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.