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LOT 2451
Polished Fossil Tree Slice
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (230 grams, 13.4 cm).
A cut and polished section of petrified wood trunk. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Coloured Quartz Crystal Geode Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A small nodule split in two halves exposing the vibrantly dyed red-coloured crystals. 175 grams total, 59-61 mm
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a large tooth with root displaying dark enamel, another tooth embedded within the root; repaired. 133 grams, 12 cm
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.
