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LOT 2500
Polished Fossil Goniatite Trinket Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (578 grams, 90 mm).
A rectangular lidded box carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a larger Goniatite specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, West Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Skull
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
A magnificent, full three-dimensional fossil skull of a juvenile Mosasaur Prognathodon with upper and lower mandibles, eye sockets and brain cavity; including jaw teeth and throat teeth; some restoration; with custom-made display stand. 4.1 kg total, upper skull: 43.5 cm long
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex 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. -
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Large Beryl Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising fifty irregular specimens of rough beryl. 2.53 kg total, 34-58 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Cut and Polished Green Agate Slice Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising one hundred translucent to opaque slices, some dyed. 725 grams total, 37-82 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
