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LOT 2353
Group of Thirty [30] Medium Size Fossilised Tree Branch Sections
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 3 1/8 in. (2.15 kg total, 42-79 mm).
Comprising thirty branch sections in different thicknesses, each showing good bark detail. [30, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2353
Group of Thirty [30] Medium Size Fossilised Tree Branch Sections
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Belemnite in Matrix with Ammonite Impression
Jurassic Period, circa 201-143 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An irregular matrix with Cylindroteuthis puzosiana belemnite and an impression of Kosmoceras ammonite, inked collector's number '55'. 687 grams, 27.1 cm
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Large Group of One Hundred [100] Sulphur Specimens
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising one hundred vivid canary-yellow specimens. 1.3 kg total, 10-50 mm
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Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three different types of insects, one likely a locust. 90 grams total, 47-56 mm
From Brazil. 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.