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LOT 2327
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Cluster
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (680 grams, 16 cm).
Comprising a large number of Dactylioceras tenuicostatum in various sizes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - British Fossil Aspidoceras Ammonite Display with Incredible Spines
Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Comprising an excessively large and rare specimen of Aspidoceras Logispinum, displaying superb lateral spines or tubercles; developed from the grey lias matrix. 5.5 kg, 27 cm
From North Yorkshire, UK. -
Natural History - Fossil 'African T-rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 19.8 grams, 62 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, 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. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Book Ends
Upper Devonian Period, circa 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a pair of polished fossiliferous matrices set with a raised Orthoceras sp. ammonite. 1.9 kg total, 12.1 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
