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LOT 2454
Fossil Pliomera Fisheri Trilobite in Matrix
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-470 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 in. (83.3 grams, 66 mm).
In a partially curled, defensive posture showing the characteristic notched pygidium. [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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LOT 2454
Fossil Pliomera Fisheri Trilobite in Matrix
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £550
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2 Kg of Rose Quartz Fragments
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Opening Bid: £5
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Fossil Ceratarges Trilobite
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Opening Bid: £5
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