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LOT 2486
Large Fossil Tree Trunk Section
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 1/2 in. (3.43 kg, 24 cm).
Displaying dark banding to the centre with some bark detailing to the outer surfaces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Extinct Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Pleistocene Period, circa 250,000-24,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Large Spinosaurus Fossil Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Androgynoceras Maculatum Fossil Ammonite
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An irregular matrix containing a large Androgynoceras maculatum, bivalves and other fossils. 1.52 kg, 16.5 cm
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