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LOT 3181
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 - 3 1/2 in. (133 grams total, 38-90 mm).
Comprising eight differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
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LOT 3181
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Group
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth in Composite Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set in a composite matrix. 1.62 kg, 21 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile 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. -
Mixed Fossil and Tooth Collection
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: an opened nodule with a trilobite, a polished ammonite 'button', a rib section, a sawfish rostral tooth in a labelled box, various shark teeth, and others. 380 grams total, 24-80 mm
Acquired on the UK fossil and mineral market. Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Carcharodontosaurus North African 'T-Rex' Fossil Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus exhibiting brown enamel and serrated edges. 9.52 grams, 50 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
