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LOT 3235
Fossil Brittle Star on Matrix
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-443 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (40 grams, 11.6 cm).
An irregular matrix with a partial Ophiuroidea sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3235
Fossil Brittle Star 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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Eurypterid Fossil Sea Scorpion
Silurian Period, circa 432-418 million years B.P.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Showing the armoured shell of the marine arthropod on a rectangular matrix. 1.89 kg, 22 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Eurypterids could grow to up to one metre in size to compete with armoured fish for food and territory. -
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth Segments
Devensian, circa 110,000-12,000 B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
From Mammuthus primigenius, showing interlocking vertical plates. 45 grams total, 9.6-17.5 cm
From Doggerland, the now-disappeared land bridge between the UK and the Netherlands. Dredged from the North Sea by Dutch fishermen. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Large Fossil Woolly Mammoth Hip Joint
Ice Age, circa 20,000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Large part of the ball from the femur of a woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius, revealing the inner structure. 3.14 kg, 31.5 cm
From Doggerland, the now disappeared land bridge between the UK and the Netherlands. Dredged from the North Sea by Dutch fisherman. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
