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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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Polished Amber with Inclusion
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Transparent polished specimen with an unidentified inclusion. 0.98 grams, 22 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Adult Triceratops Dinosaur Fossilised Brow Horn
Cretaceous Period, circa 68-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,250
A robust supraorbital brow horn from an adult individual, exhibiting the natural surface detail of the bone, the shaft clearly showing the numerous deep branching grooves and pits (nutrient canals and foramina), which supplied blood to the outer horn sheath; preserved in fragmentary condition, restored, and mounted on a custom-made display stand. 25 kg total, 76 cm including stand
Discovered in USA.
With its three-horned head, the Triceratops is one of the most famous species of dinosaur that roamed the Earth. Scientists have recently discovered that horned dinosaurs, including the famous Triceratops, lived in Europe, as well as Asia and North America, at the very end of the Cretaceous Period before the fatal mass extinction triggered by the asteroid that caused the Chicxulub crater 65 million years ago. Triceratops means ‘three-horned face,’ a group characterised by their large size, frills, and horns. Adults could grow up to 9 meters (30 feet) in length and weigh between 6 and 12 tons. The most striking features are its two long, forward-pointing horns, which were located above the eyes. These ‘brow horns’ were likely used for display, combat, and defence against predators like Tyrannosaurus rex. A smaller horn resided on the nose. -
Manganese Dendrite Landscape Plaque Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A group of three sawn rectangular shale specimens, each displaying manganese oxide dendrites to both faces. 340 grams total, 8.8-10.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
