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LOT 2301
Fossil Diplomystus Fish in Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/8 in. (469 grams, 18 cm).
On a rectangular matrix, showing good spine and tail detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Green River formation, Wyoming, USA.
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.
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Diplomystus Fossil Fish
Cretaceous Period, circa 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Rectangular matrix with a single Diplomystus birdi specimen. 226 grams, 10.3 cm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Harpes Trilobite in Matrix
Middle Devonian Period, circa 380 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Roughly semicircular head, and the genal roll with genal prolongations. 117 grams, 77 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. -
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Egg Pair
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two polished fossiliferous eggs, each showing a partial Orthoceras specimen. 300 grams total, 49-67 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.
