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LOT 3218
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 7/8 in. (9.14 grams, 48 mm).
Conical tooth with light brown enamel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
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 3218
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Polished Copal with Spiders and Other Insects
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Translucent pale yellow copal with two spider inclusions, an ant and several other insects. 19.95 grams, 80 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Large Agate and Amethyst Column Display
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £810
A thick, cut and polished geode section showing attractive layering of white, grey, and brown agate; well-formed prismatic amethyst crystals above the agate layer; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 8.47 kg total, 65 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossilised Part Paddle, Ribs and Vertebrae
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
The spine section comprising ten large dorsal vertebrae with transverse processes, various other rib sections and bones from the paddle-like flippers; on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. 15.25 kg, 88 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.
