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LOT 2483
Fossil Ammonite in Nodule
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (1.29 kg, 14 cm).
An opened nodule containing a large Hildites sp. fossil. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yorkshire coast.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Sea Urchin Pair
Eocene Period, circa 48-38 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two Eupatagus antillarum specimens. 199 grams total, 64 mm each
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Green River Knightia Fossil Fish Group
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising three Knightia alta fish on individual matrices. 140 grams, 72-90 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung using six cylindrical beads interspersed with mainly oblate beads, four of the cylindrical beads with engraved ring-and-dot motifs and circumferential grooves; central motif an elbow bead with facetted edges and engraved ring-and dot motifs. 38 grams, 46 cm
Ex London art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
