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LOT 2525
Polished Copal Specimen with Spider and Termites
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 in. (11.3 grams, 12.5 cm).
A long section from a droplet containing a spider and other insects. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceIan Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth set on matrices. 735 grams total, 12.4-12.6 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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. -
Crystal and Mineral Specimen Collection [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including: sodalite, malachite, citrine, peacock ore, green fuchsite, and others. 1.55 kg total, 4.2-10 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mixed Large Mineral and Crystal Specimen Group [4]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: a large section of clear prismatic quartz crystal; yellow calcite; a geode slice with crystal lined cavity; cut spherical geode half with banding and small crystal formation. 2.89 kg total, 12.2-20.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.