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LOT 2430
Fossil Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 3/8 in. (522 grams, 16.2 cm).
Showing the pair of horn-like spines behind the glabellum, specific for Dicranurus monstrosus odontopleurid trilobites; some restoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Coloured Composite Quartz Nodule Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three opened composite nodules with colourful, dyed crystals. 377 grams total, 44-88 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Amethyst Crystal Geode with Calcite Rosettes
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Beautifully prepared section with polished edges and two natural 'windows', a thick blanket of prismatic amethyst crystal lining the interior, two calcite rosettes at the centre and aggregates of darker crystals. 6.9 kg, 23 x 24 x 10 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Reptile Footprints in Matrix
Permian Period, circa 299-298 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The matrix containing three Salichnium decessus type fossilised amphibian footprints; an information sticker on the reverse. 227 grams, 18 cm
From Saint Afrique, Aueyron, 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.
