THE FOSSIL SKULL OF A TEMNODONTOSAURUS

Lot 165
25.05.2021 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 30 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 543710
Lot 165 | THE FOSSIL SKULL OF A TEMNODONTOSAURUS
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£ 25 000 – 30 000
From the lower Jurassic (circa 200-176 million years ago), the 41 3/4-inch long skull of a Temnodontosaurus sp. of the Ichthyosaur genus showing impressive three-dimensionality, notably to the orbicular cavity and dozens of teeth lining the jaw, the specimen prepped in shale matrix with numerous small ammonite specimens, the largest 2 inches in diameter.
551/2 x 253/4 x 11/4in. (141 x 65 x 3cm.)
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