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LOT 2535
Ophiuroidea Fossil Brittle Star
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-443.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (216 grams, 95 mm).
An irregular matrix containing a single Ophiuroidea sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Atreipus Foot Print of a Dinosaur
Triassic Period, circa 220 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
From a theropod, possibly Anchisauripus, showing the three toes. 555 grams, 14 cm
From Nell's Point, Barry Island, South Wales, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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Polished Blue Lace Agate Mineral Specimen Group [66]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Comprising variously shaped polished pebbles displaying attractive light coloured banding. 500 grams total, 21-46 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Skull
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
A magnificent, full three-dimensional fossil skull of a juvenile Mosasaur Prognathodon with upper and lower mandibles, eye sockets and brain cavity; including jaw and teeth; some restoration; with custom-made display stand. 5.8 kg total, 57 cm high including stand
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12491-230295.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated 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.
