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LOT 2514
Fossil Hollardops Trilobite in Matrix
MIDDLE DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 380 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (184 grams, 85 mm).
Showing raised eyes and glabella. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of polished polygonal, discoid and other beads, restrung with a metal hook-and-loop clasp. 58 grams, 54 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Fossil Knightia Fish Plate
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A Knightia alta fish on a rectangular limestone matrix. 929 grams, 17.5 x 12.5 cm
From Wyoming, USA. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah), in the Green River Formation, are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Uinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Polished Fossil Tree Section
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Thick free-standing section of agatised wood. 964 grams, 10.9 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
