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LOT 2473
Fossil Crab with Both Claws
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (34.6 grams, 60 mm).
Comprising the body and both front legs with claws. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Jurassic Period, circa 200-165 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Fossil Hammatoceras Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 183-176 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Large Hammatoceras insigne specimen showing the characteristic discoidal form with strong ribbing. 750 grams, 16.1 cm
From Toarcian Caluados, France. 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.
