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LOT 2327
Fossil Sand Dollar and Ediacaran Primitive Sea Anemone Colony Group
EDIACARAN-MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 600-25 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 5 in. (366 grams total, 4.9-12.6 cm).
Comprising: a fossil 'sand dollar' on matrix, a rectangular section of Nemiana simplex in a box with an information card, a polished stone 'wand'. [3, 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 2327
Fossil Sand Dollar and Ediacaran Primitive Sea Anemone Colony Group
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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