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LOT 2431
Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 5/8 in. (163 grams, 11.9 cm).
Composite plate with cut ammonite slices set in resin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Group of Fourteen [14] Large Amethyst and Smoky Quartz Crystal Points
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Group of fourteen pyramidal points. 2.88 kg total, 58-84 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Brittle Star on Matrix
Ordovician Period, circa 485-443 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
An irregular matrix with Ophiuroidea sp. specimen. 362 grams, 16 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Large fragment of a jaw with four teeth. 132 grams, 14.7 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.
