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LOT 0396
Very Large Fossil Diplomystus Fish on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
23 x 18 1/8 in. (18 kg, 58.5 x 46 cm).
Diplomystus sp. fossil fish on a matrix slab showing good detail to the spine and ribs.
ProvenanceFrom Wyoming, USA.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 0396
Very Large Fossil Diplomystus Fish on Matrix
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two teeth showing good brown enamel, repaired. 67.7 grams total, 45-59 mm
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. -
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Group of Thirty Three [33] Boxed Mexican Calcite and Other Crystal Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Boxed group comprising orange and pink calcite from Mexico, fluorite, white to colourless calcite from Mexico, and quartz. 1.62 kg total including box, 21-75 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Egg-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display with Calcite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Large, polished section of geode showing prismatic dark purple amethyst crystals on the inner surface with a large mass of calcite to one side, the calcite with clusters of small quartz crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 17.1 kg total, 34.5 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
