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LOT 2553
Polished Fossil Coral Head Heart
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 in. (212 grams, 74 mm).
Cut to a heart shape and polished to reveal the internal structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Cut and Polished 'Smiley Face' Natural Banded Agate Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A translucent slice of banded agate with attractive round formations, some darker, forming a smiling face. 62 grams, 91 mm
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Pyrite 'Fools Gold' Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising one hundred intergrown crystal clusters. 1.12 kg total, 18-28 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon teeth; one repaired. 48 grams total, 46-53 mm
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.
