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Natural History Los Angeles | December 3, 2020 Bonhams © 2020 Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp Natural History Los Angeles | December 3, 2020 Bonhams © 2020 Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp. All rights reserved. Natural History Los Angeles | Thursday 3 December at 10am BONHAMS INQUIRIES BIDS COVID-19 SAFETY STANDARDS 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard Tom Lindgren Register to bid online by visiting Bonhams’ galleries are currently Los Angeles CA 90046 Specialist www.bonhams.com/26149 subject to government restrictions bonhams.com Co-consulting Director and arrangements may be subject 310-469-8567 Alternatively, contact our Client to change. [email protected] SALE NUMBER Services department at: [email protected] 26149 Claudia Florian, G.J.G. Preview: Lots will be made +1 (323) 850 7500 Lots 3000 - 3295 Co-consulting Director available for in-person viewing by 323-436-5437 appointment only. 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All rights reserved. Order of Sale Regulated Species Materials and CITES Permits Fossils………………………… ...........Lots 3000 – 3126 The export of a lot from the United States or import into certain Dinosauria…………… ...........................Lots 3000-3037 countries may be subject to export or import regulations, licensure and/or other restrictions; in particular, lots containing plant or animal Marine Reptiles…… ...............................Lots 3038-3040 materials such as ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoiseshell, coral, whalebone Amphibians……… ........................... …..Lots 3041-3042 or certain types of woods, irrespective of age or value, may require the Echinoderms… ............................ ……..Lots 3043-3046 granting of one or more export or import licenses or certificates, or may Crusteceans…… ............................ ….. Lots 3047-3051 be banned from import altogether by some countries. Moreover, the Trilobites……… ..........................………Lots 3052-3055 ability to obtain an export license or certificate does not insure the ability Cephalopods…… ............................ …..Lots 3056-3074 to obtain an import license or certificate in another country. Lots that contain such regulated species materials may also not be eligible for Fish………… .......................……………Lots 3075-3096 exportation or for re-importation into the United States if they are not at Reptiles……… .........................………..Lots 3097-3099 least 100 years of age, and, under current law, lots containing African Arthropods…… ..........................………Lots 3100-3103 Elephant Ivory may no longer be re-imported into the United States Mammals… .......................... …………..Lots 3104-3107 regardless of age. In addition, resales of lots containing certain regulated Fossil Replicas…… ......................... …..Lots 3108-3113 species materials may be subject to restrictions in some jurisdictions. Paleobotany including agatized Lots noted in the catalog with a next to the lot number contain one and opalized wood… .................………Lots 3114-3126 Y or more such regulated plant or animal materials. It is the buyer’s responsibility to investigate any such restrictions and to Copal, Amber, Curiosities obtain any relevant export or import licenses. Please note that and Taxidermy ................................ …..Lots 3127-3152 this process is governed by local authorities and may take Meteorites (listed alphabetically) ....... …..Lots 3153-3186 considerable time. Regardless of any delay in the obtaining of Minerals (listed alphabetically)…… ..... …Lots 3187-3234 an export or import license or certificate or denial of a license’s Malachite and Copper or certificate’s issuance, purchased lots shall be paid for in Related Minerals… ................................Lots 3235-3268 accordance with the Conditions of Sale, and any such delay or denial shall not serve as the basis for cancellation of any Mineral Décor…………………………. ...Lots 3269-3295 sale. Prospective buyers are advised to obtain information from the relevant regulatory authorities regarding export and import restrictions, requirements, and costs prior to bidding. Prospective buyers should also check with their local (e.g. state) regulatory authorities regarding any local restrictions and/or permit ERA PERIOD EPOCH MILLION YEARS AGO requirements that may apply with respect to purchases of regulated species materials, including without limitation purchases of items Quaternary Holocene (Recent) Present to 0.01 containing elephant ivory or rhino horn. For example, we are advised Pleistocene (Ice Age) 0.01 to 2 that New York buyers of any lot containing elephant or mammoth ivory Tertiary Pliocene 2 to 5 Miocene 5 to 25 or rhino horn will be responsible for obtaining a New York State permit Oligocene 25 to 38 before taking possession of the lot within New York State, and that CENOZOIC Eocene 38 to 55 the State of New Jersey has banned the import of items containing Paleocene 55 to 65 elephant or marine mammal ivory or rhino horn into that state. Cretaceous 65 to 144 Upon request, Bonhams can refer the purchaser to a third party agent Jurassic 144 to 213 to assist the purchaser in attempting to obtain the appropriate licenses Triassic 213 to 248 and/or certificates. However, there is no assurance that any necessary licenses or certificates can be obtained. Please contact the Specialist Dinosaurs) (Age of the MESOZOIC Department for a suggested list of shipping agents prior to placing a bid if you are uncertain as to whether a lot is subject to export/import Permian 248 to 286 license or certificate requirements or related restrictions. Carboniferous 286 to 360 Devonian 360 to 408 Silurian 408 to 438 Ordovician 438 to 505 PALEOZOIC Cambrian 505 to 590 Fossils Lots 3000 - 3126 3000 3001 DINOSAURIA 3000 THERAPOD DINOSAUR TOOTH Nanotyrannus lancensis Cretaceous Bolan Ranch, Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming A fine theropod tooth. Theropods are a carnivorous bipedal group of dinosaurs characterized by hollow bones and three-toed limbs. Measuring 1 x 1/2 in $1,000 - 1,200 To be sold without reserve 3001 DINOSAUR TOOTH Nanotyrannus lancensis Cretaceous Bolan Ranch, Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming A fine dinosaur tooth with good enamel and well preserved serrations. 3002 Measuring 1 1/4 x 5/8 in $1,500 - 2,000 To be sold without reserve 3002 FINE DINOSAUR TOOTH Nanotyrannus lancensis Cretaceous Bolan Ranch, Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming A fine Nanotyrannus lancensis tooth exhibiting most of the enamel and serrations. Measuring 7/8 x 1/2 in $1,200 - 1,500 To be sold without reserve 3003 TYRANNOSAURUS TOOTH Tyrannosaurus rex Cretaceous Bolan Ranch, Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming A tooth from Tyrannosaurus rex, perhaps the most sought-after species in fossil collecting. Exhibiting large serrations and a short crown. Measuring 1 1/4 x 5/8 in $1,200 - 1,500 3003 To be sold without reserve 4 | BONHAMS 3004 3005 3004 NANOTYRANNUS DINOSAUR TOOTH Nanotyrannus Lancensis Cretaceous Bolan Ranch, Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming A very weathered tooth with some serrations visible. Measuring 3/4 x 3/8 in $800 - 1,000 To be sold without reserve 3005 TYRANNOSAURID TOOTH Nanotyrannrus lancensis Cretaceous Bolan Ranch, Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming A tooth from a Nanotyrannus lancensis dinosaur. Measuring 1 x 3/8 in $600 - 900 3006 To be sold without reserve 3006 TWO SMALL DINOSAUR TEETH Troodontidae Cretaceous Bolan Ranch, Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming There is no described genus and species for these mysterious prehistoric animals. They are known only from teeth and a few isolated bones from the Lance Creek and Hell Creek Formations. Measuring 9.34 x 4.44 millimeters and 8.92 x 5.24 millimeters, respectively (2) $300 - 500 To be sold without reserve 3007 THREE TRICERATOPS TEETH
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