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LOT 2429
Group of Six [6] Fossilised Coral Specimens
3 - 5 in. (1.73 kg total, 7.5-12.6 cm).
Comprising six brown specimens showing the structure of polyps. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2429
Group of Six [6] Fossilised Coral Specimens
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Sapindopsis Plant Leaf
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to the modern Platanaceae family. 1.08 kg, 20.5 cm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Tylosaurus Marine Dinosaur Vertebra
Late Cretaceous Period, circa 92-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £5
The main body of a vertebra with two raised ridges underneath, likely a pygal or caudal vertebra; old inked collector's number 'VR26'. 622 grams, 96 mm
From near Harlan County Dam, Nebraska, USA. 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.
Tylosaurus was an apex marine predator during the Late Cretaceous period, and is classified in the superfamily Mosasauroidea. -
Group of Three [3] Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Specimens
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three freestanding sections with polished faces showing mainly grey and brown banding, and each with a central crystal-lined cavity. 2.06 kg total, 9.7-12.2 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.