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LOT 2529
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 5/8 in. (1.09 kg, 14.2 cm).
Comprising Eleganticeras sp. specimens on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Whitby Dac, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2529
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Large Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Hildoceras sp. in an irregular matrix nodule. 1.34 kg total, 10.5-11.5 cm
From Whitby, UK. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Carpopenaeus sp. on a rectangular matrix. 113 grams, 10 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth Assemblage
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
An assemblage of Mosasaur prognathodon teeth, attached to a jaw-shaped matrix for display; all set in a composite matrix. 6.59 kg, 37 cm
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.
