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LOT 2468
Fossil Fly Group
EOCENE PERIOD, 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 5/8 in. (145 grams total, 51-66 mm).
Comprising three specimens on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Green River Formation, south-western Wyoming, U.S.A.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill.
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Fossil Agadir Ammonite
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Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural Emerald Cabochon
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Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.