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LOT 2443
Fossil Knightia Alta Fish
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (55 grams, 89 mm).
On a rounded matrix with a faint partial fossil of another specimen to the matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Rastellum Bivalve Group
Jurassic Period, circa 155 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three Rastellum carinatum bivalves, two joined together. 226 grams total, 76 - 90 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Polished Fossil Ammonite Coaster Pair
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising two circular composite plates of overlapping Cleoniceras sp. ammonites. 153 grams total, 81 mm each
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Huge Section of Fossilised 'Rainbow' Wood
235 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Petrified tree section of 40-46mm thickness with finely polished finish to upper and lower faces and set into resin; edges slightly chamfered. 26.2 kg, 68 cm
From the private collection of Mr J.G., UK, a company executive.
The petrified wood from Araucarioxylon arizonicum is often referred to as "rainbow wood" due to the variety of subtle, warm colours it exhibits, mainly in the red-orange range from hematite and limonite inclusions within the silica.
