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LOT 2376
Fossil Vinctifer Jianghanichthys Species Fish in Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-48 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (168 grams, 13.5 cm).
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail. [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 2376
Fossil Vinctifer Jianghanichthys Species Fish in Matrix
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Stone Arrowhead Embedded in a Leidyosuchus Crocodile Vertebra
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
An almost complete vertebra with an old inked collector's number '43'; the arrowhead embedded later for display. 76 grams, 10 cm
From Oldman Formation, Princess Alberta, Canada. 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. -
Large Polished Ammonite Platter
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
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A circular composite plate of overlapping Cleoniceras sp. ammonites. 583 grams, 22.7 cm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Fossilised Leaves in Matrix
Paleocene Epoch, circa 66-56 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Limestone matrix showing one large leaf on one side and several overlapping fragments on the reverse. 670 grams, 13.5 cm
From a UK private collection since at least 1946. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
