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LOT 2566
Collection of British Found Fossils
MAINLY JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 200-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 - 6 3/4 in. (5.4 kg total, 1.7-17 cm).
A large group containing various ammonites, gastropods and bivalves, some with identification labels. [28, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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Pyrite 'Fools Gold' Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Polished Copal Specimen with a Large Fly and Termites
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Flat-section fragment with a large fly and a number of other insects; mounted on cardboard backing. 17.9 grams, 71 mm
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Fossil Petraster Starfish
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An irregular matrix with a single Petraster sp. specimen. 550 grams, 12.1 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.