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LOT 2642
Polished Mineral Specimen Egg Collection
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (878 grams total, 60-65 mm).
Comprising egg-shaped specimens of fossilised coral, orange alabaster and one in white material with a hole to the base, and an agate sphere. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceBurwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Polished Fossil Orthoceras Coaster Holder with Coasters
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Carved from fossiliferous stone and comprising six polished coasters in a circular holder. 1.17 kg total, 11.5 cm wide each
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Composite Fossil Teeth on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A composite matrix set with five Mosasaur prognathodon teeth. 1.44 kg, 17 cm
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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Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Collection [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising ten cut geode halves with exposed internal cavities mainly lined with amethyst or chalcedony. 720 grams total, 44-62 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
