Natural History - Fossil Ichthyosaur Vertebrae

Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years BP. Two dorsal vertebrae from the Ichthyosaur marine reptile. 559 grams, 8.5cm (3 1/4"). Property of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; acquired on the UK art market

Upper Jurassic Period, 150 million years BP. A fossil dorsal vertebra from an ichthyosaur, from the Kimmeridge Clay, Weymouth, Dorset, UK, mounted on a custom-made display stand. 640 grams, 15.5cm inc

Upper Jurassic Period, 150 million years BP. Two Ichthyosaur vertebrae displayed on a matrix from the Kimmeridge Clay, Dorset, England. 3.8 kg, 26cm (10 1/4"). From an old Bristol paleontological coll

Cretaceous Period, 80 million years BP. A sequence of six fossil predatory fish vertebrae Xiphactinus sp., skillfully developed from the matrix; with an A4 laminated display card with illustrations of

Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P. Comprising four Otodus obliquus vertebrae. 387 grams total, 75-87 mm (3 - 3 3/8 in.). From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.[4, No Reserve]

Pleistocene Period, circa 40.000 years B.P. A large woolly rhinoceros Coelodonta antiquitatis vertebra. 564 grams, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.). From Brown Bank, off Lowestoft, UK.Acquired before 1960.From an ol

Upper Palaeocene, Thanetian Stage, circa 56 million years B.P.. From Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark). 234 grams, 79 mm (3 1/8 in.). From the Ouled Abdoun Basin Formation (Phosphate beds)

Lower Cretaceous Period, 120 million years BP. A British Iguanodon sp. dinosaur fossil tail vertebrae in a matrix. From Wealden Clay, Isle of Wight, UK; from the collection of the palaeontologist R. G

Permian Period, 285 million years BP. A complete preserved Mesosaurus brasiliensis skeleton in limestone; from the Irati-Formation, Parana Delta, Brazil. 4.4 kg, 48cm x 33cm (19 x 13"). From an old Br

Late Permian-Early Triassic Period, circa 252-250 million years B.P. In an irregular matrix. 12.2 kg, 43 cm (17 in.). From Madagascar. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.This lot has been checked a

Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P. Including the claws and bones, held together by an internal metal frame. 608 grams, 33 cm (13 in.). Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P. Possibly Pseudostacus hakeliensis, together with a fossil fish, possibly Rhinobatos sp., both showing some good detail. 4.5 kg, 41 cm (16 1/8 in.). From Le

Cretaceous Period, c.100 million years BP. A near complete fossil Barrasaurus marine 'dinosaur' skeleton in a matrix. 372 grams, 17.5cm (7"). From an East Anglia, UK, collection; from China.

Triassic Period, 250-200 million years BP. A complete fossil Keichousaurus hui marine 'dinosaur' skeleton on matrix. 1.5 kg, 27.3cm (10 3/4"). From a Lincoln palaeontological collection; acquired 1970

Late Cretaceous Period, circa 100-66 million years B.P.. A near complete Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur egg, retaining the leathery surface, and possibly showing the internal remains at one corner. 1.73

Late Permian-early Triassic Period, circa 255 million years B.P.. Two rare Barasaurus besairiei skeletons on a matrix. 2 kg, 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.). From Plateau de I'lsala, Madagascar.Acquired 1950s-19

Neogene Period, circa 15-12 million years B.P.. A well preserved and prepared complete Tumidocarcinus giganteus from a classic fossil location; witha handwritten provenance label to verso. 926 grams,

Ammonoidea coiled shell cephalopod, probably Devonian to late Cretaceous period. [9 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches].

Eocene Period, 58-36 million years BP. A fossil mud lobster Thalassina sp. crayfish fossil, from Australia. 137 grams, 15.2cm (6"). From an old Bristol palaeontological collection; acquired 1950s-1960

Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P. Promicroceras planicosta with iron stained surface giving a beautiful contrast in colour, from the Lower Lias, Obtusum Zone. 42.53 grams, 67 mm (2 3/5 in.

Silurian/Devonian Period, 443-358 million years BP. A fossil Scyphocrinus elegans crinoid in matrix from Erfoud, Morocco. 2 kg, 27.5cm (11"). Property of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; acquired on the

Silurian/Devonian Period, 443-358 million years BP. A fossil Scyphocrinus elegans crinoid in matrix from Erfoud, Morocco. 1.9 kg, 27.5cm (10 3/4"). Property of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; acquired

Pliocene Period, 5.2 - 2.5 million years BP. A Jianghanghichthys hubiensis fossil fish from Yichang, Hubei Provence, China. 81 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Private collection, Lincolnshire, UK; acquired befo

Miocene Period, 23-5.3 million years BP. A free-standing Pecten plaque from Southern France. 2831 grams, 24.5cm (9 1/2"). From an old Oxford collection.