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LOT 3046
Fossil Woolly Rhino Bone Specimen
DEVENSIAN, CIRCA 20,000 B.P.
15 3/8 in. (1.88 kg, 39 cm).
Large section of a pelvic bone of a Coelodonta antiquitatis. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Doggerland, the now-disappeared land bridge between the UK and the Netherlands.
Dredged from the North Sea by Dutch fishermen.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros that inhabited Eurasia during the Ice Age. It was well adapted to the harsh conditions, with a long, woolly coat and a thick undercoat.
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LOT 3046
Fossil Woolly Rhino Bone Specimen
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Hadrosaur Egg Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising two hadrosaur eggs retaining evidence of the original leathery surface and how the eggshell was crushed before fossilising. 1.56 kg total, 10.2-10.9 cm
From the Nanxiong formation, China. Previously with Shishang Corporation, Taiwan. From a West London gentleman collector; acquired from a professional fossil company in Taiwan.
Dinosaur eggs are known from about 200 sites around the world, the majority in Asia and mostly in terrestrial (non-marine) rocks of the Cretaceous Period. It may be that thick calcite eggshells evolved during the Cretaceous (145 to 65 million years ago). Most dinosaur eggs have one of two forms of eggshell that are distinct from the shells of related modern animal groups, such as turtles or birds; however, some eggs closely resemble the type of shells seen in present-day ostrich eggs. -
Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Group
Ordovician Period, circa 505-438 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two specimens, each with a characteristic ribbed carapace; repaired. 179 grams total, 72-76 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Cidaris Sea Urchins with Spines
Middle Jurassic Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Group of fossilised pencil urchins on a matrix with numerous spines. 2.69 kg, 27 cm
From Ardennes, France. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
