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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)
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Group of Twenty-Two [22] Agate Crystal Geode Halves and Rock Crystal Quartz Points
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising nine prismatic rock crystal points with pyramidal terminations, and thirteen agate specimens, some with crystal-lined interiors. 1.78 kg total, 2.8-10.2 cm
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Bone and Tooth Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising various bones and jaw fragments with partial teeth, a coprolite, and others, each with an inked collector's number. 1.85 kg total, 33-99 mm
From 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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Polished Fossil Coral Head
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
