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LOT 2468
Polished Sodalite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
1/2 - 1 in. (429 grams total, 13-27 mm).
Comprising one hundred tumbled pebbles. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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A composite matrix set with five Mosasaur prognathodon teeth. 1.44 kg, 17 cm
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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.