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LOT 2454
Whitby Dactylioceras Fossil Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (308 grams, 80 mm).
Rounded pebble half containing a Dactylioceras commune specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yorkshire coast.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Copal Specimen with Spider and Termites
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A long section from a droplet containing a spider and other insects. 11.3 grams, 12.5 cm
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Composite Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising four Mosasaur Prognathodon teeth set in a jaw fragment with other bone fragments. 128 grams, 13.1 cm
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. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung using graduated rough irregular pieces with knots in between; decorative metal collar on each side of the clasp. 111 grams, 56 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
