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LOT 2527
Fossil Shrimps in Matrix Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 - 5 in. (434 grams total, 11.1-12.5 cm).
Comprising two matrices, each with a pair of Carpopenaeus sp. specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 36 grams, 13 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Fossil Diosaurus Skull and Bones on Composite Matrix
Paleocene Period, 66-56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Displaying the left side of the skull and jaws with teeth, with a number of vertebrae to the side, set on a composite sandstone matrix; possibly Argochampsa krebsi. 6.66 kg, 51 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Petraster Starfish
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A complete Petraster sp. specimen on an irregular matrix. 248 grams, 99 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
