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LOT 2460
Polished Fossil Sand Dollar Pair
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 25 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 3 1/4 in. (269 grams total, 66-82 mm).
Comprising two polished examples. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Orthoceras Column
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The four polished 'bullets' showing variously sized Orthoceras sp. specimens. 1.56 grams, 19.8 cm
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Large African 'T-Rex' Fossil Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £361
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus dinosaur tooth with part of the root remaining. 48 grams, 85 mm
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Fossil Mamite Ammonite on Stand
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The horned ammonite with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell, set on a domed stone stand. 937 grams total, 130 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.