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LOT 3251
Oviraptor Fossil Dinosaur Egg
LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 88-71 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (666 grams, 14 cm).
Fossilised Oviraptor philocerataops egg, retaining some matrix; repaired.
ProvenanceProperty of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
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LOT 3251
Oviraptor Fossil Dinosaur Egg
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Geode section with large prismatic quartz crystals bonded with a metallic coating displaying vibrant iridescence, accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 1.81 kg total, 28.5 cm including stand
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Very Large Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Lower Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Large assembled section of a jaw with ten large teeth displaying dark brown patina, set on a sandstone matrix. 9.37 kg, 63 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile 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.
