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LOT 3060
Group of Three Metasequoia Fossils
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 34-23 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 3/8 in. (100 grams total, 50-60 mm).
Three irregular matrices containing dawn redwood fossils, showing twig and needle leaves. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3060
Group of Three Metasequoia Fossils
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Vivid Orange Synthetic Arcanite Crystal Display Specimen
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cluster of tabular lab-grown crystals set on a matrix. 65 grams, 47 mm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Fossil Keichousaurus Skeleton Male and Female Pair
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Pair of Keichousaurus hui skeletons on matrices prepared underneath from a ventral view; the larger male with its back legs bent towards the tail, both with exposed hip bones and scapulae. 2.89 kg total, 23-26.4 cm
From the Guizhou formation, China. Previously with Shishang Corporation, Taiwan. From a West London gentleman collector; acquired from a professional fossil company in Taiwan.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. The male had more pronounced ulnar bones on its front legs. -
Group of Five Polished Fossilised Coral Head Hearts
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising five cut and polished heart-shaped coral heads showing the internal structure of the polyps. 94 grams total, 26-38 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
