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LOT 2454
Fossil Ginko Leaf Pair
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, 359-299 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 5/8 in. (372 grams, 14.2 cm).
Comprising two light-coloured specimens on a roughly rectangular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Historic Mixed Fossil Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a variety of fossils including bivalves, Dactylioceras sp. specimens, a sea urchin, Gryphaea specimens and others. 4.4 kg total, 2-15.5 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Insects in Polished Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A polished piece containing three flies. 2.3 grams, 21 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Ammonite Nodule
Lower Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A spherical half of a nodule containing two Eleganticeras sp. specimens. 1.2 kg, 12.4 cm
From Yorkshire Coast. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.