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LOT 2300
Whitby Dactylioceras Fossil Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (678 grams, 12.1 cm).
A rounded pebble half containing a Dactylioceras tenuicostatum sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yorkshire coast.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Metasequoia Fern Group
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three irregular matrices displaying 'Dawn Redwood' specimens. 76 grams total, 50-54 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Composite Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising six Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set on a composite matrix. 1.55 kg, 20.5 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. -
Large Cut and Polished Slab of Vintage Blue John
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
An irregular slab showing typical banding. 396 grams, 26.5 cm
From Castleton, England. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
