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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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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth and Fish Bones
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Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Large Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.