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LOT 1876
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (632 grams, 10.8 cm).
Dactylioceras tenuicostatum on a freestanding cut matrix with sponge holes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Whitby, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Enchodus Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The fang tooth with a section of the jaw, set on a sandstone matrix. 508 grams, 14.2 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Enchodus fish is an extinct genus of bony fish. It flourished during the Upper Cretaceous and later and was small to medium in size. One of the genus's most notable attributes are the large 'fangs' at the front of the upper and lower jaws and on the palatine bones, leading to its misleading nickname among paleoichthyologists, 'the saber-toothed herring'; these fangs, along with a long sleek body and large eyes, suggest Enchodus was a predatory species. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Both set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. 810 grams, 16 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Galena Crystal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Formed as a large cube with silvery surfaces. 441 grams, 43 mm
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1965. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
