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LOT 2522
Fossil Ammonite on Matrix
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 in. (1.22 kg, 13 cm).
Large nodule with a fossilised Eleganticeras ammonite specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2522
Fossil Ammonite on Matrix
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Iguanadon Dinosaur Vertebra
Early Cretaceous Period, circa 126-122 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Caudal vertebra with an elongated body. 880 grams, 94 mm
From Wealden, Bedfordshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Iguanadon was a large herbivore with a distinctive thumb-spike and long prehensile fifth fingers that helped with foraging for food. It was the second dinosaur to be formally named based on fossil specimens, and was one of the three genera originally used to define dinosauria. -
Druzy Quartz Crystal Geode Display
Circa 140-120 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
Cut section of geode lined with dark grey to almost black druzy quartz crystals, creating a shimmering effect; two cut stalagmites with polished upper face showing attractive dark banding; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 4.13 kg, 26 x 22 x 10 cm, 32 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Fossil Aipichthys Fish in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Aipichthys velifer on a rectangular matrix with an identification sticker. 222 grams, 91 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
