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LOT 2452
Mixed Fossil and Mineral Group
3/4 - 4 1/8 in. (3 kg total, 2.1-10.6 cm).
Comprising various fossil fragments, flint nodules, and other items. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Green River Fossil Mioplosus Fish
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail, a section of a tail from another specimen visible on one corner. 1064 grams, 230 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
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Amber Group with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising ten specimens of polished amber with insect and other inclusions. 21.3 grams total, 15-31 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Iridescent Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 113-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A naturally iridescent Cleoniceras besairiei ammonite. 197 grams, 94 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
