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LOT 2518
Polished Double Fossil Mamite Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 90 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (1.43 kg, 16.5 cm wide).
Two horned ammonites with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Large Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Large jaw fragment set with two teeth, with another two showing within the jaw. 582 grams, 16.1 cm
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. -
Fossil Ammonoid Group
Triassic-Jurassic Period, circa 251-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a polished Goniatite from East Timor, Indonesia; a Perisphinctes ammonite. 502 grams total, 79-93 mm
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. -
Polished Fossil Coral Head
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Rounded specimens showing the internal structure of coral. 216 grams, 78 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
