Auction Find

[Nimravis]

Today I stopped by a local auction house, about 1 hour from home, that usually has Native American artifacts and fossils, today was no different.

 

I picked up this nice mounted display piece of 3 pyritized Jurassic ammonites from Russia. When I arrived at home, I showed it to my wife and she stated that it was the prettiest fossil that she has ever seen me buy- Lol.

 

 

Here are some pics of some of the other pieces that they had, some of these pieces went for prices that regular fossil collectors would never pay, it was insane. I am glad only one other person bid against me and I got it for $40.00.

 

Horse cannon bones

 

 

 

Trilobite- Isotelus (?)

 

 

Madagascar ammonites 

 

 

13” Woolly Rhino jaw- I had to tell the guy who paid a lot of money for it that it did not come from Nevada as the auctioneer said it did.

 

 

Moroccan shark teeth 

 

 

South Dakota Oreodont skull and Stylemys turtle.

 

 

 

There were bones that were supposed to be  Dino and could very well be, with restoration, but I could not tell.

 

 

 

 

[FB003]

Nice! Thanks for sharing.  

[kgbudge]

I'd certainly have happily paid $40 for those fossil ammonites. Well done.

[Ludwigia]

You sure did get a good deal there!

[Troodon]

Those Moroccan teeth are all composited junk.  Hopefully someone did not pay much for it.  Still trying to figure out that Dino leg from the SD.   Did it sell?   Its intriguing.

Again those Ammo's are a great pickup

[RJB]

Cool ammo's, the rest I wouldnt have been interested in.  Looked real close at the dino leg.  Something very fishy about that. 

 

RB

[Nimravis]

1 hour ago, Troodon said:

Those Moroccan teeth are all composited junk.  Hopefully someone did not pay much for it.  Still trying to figure out that Dino leg from the SD.   Did it sell?   Its intriguing.

Again those Ammo's are a great pickup

Yes it did sell.

[jdp]

That leg looks like a model set in plaster. I feel like I remember seeing that exact "raptor leg" model in sciencey shops back in the late 90s.

[Nimravis]

53 minutes ago, jdp said:

That leg looks like a model set in plaster. I feel like I remember seeing that exact "raptor leg" model in sciencey shops back in the late 90s.

It was and could very well be what you are talking about. The place that this auction takes place is always dark and it is hard to tell what is going on. There were other bones available, but I did not stay for those.

Edited November 29, 2021 by Nimravis