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LOT 2653
Mixed Fossil Teeth and Fish Bones on Rock
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 3 3/4 in. (455 grams total, 72-96 mm).
Comprising three irregular matrices, each with various teeth, fish bones, and other fossils. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Oreodont Skull
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The upper front part of Merycoidodon culbertsoni oreodont fossil skull with teeth; inked collection number '85'. 755 grams, 11.4 cm
From Dakota, USA. Acquired from British Fossils, in May 1991. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VM85; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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Pyrite Crystal Mineral Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Each cluster displaying variously sized crystals. 860 grams total, 11-33 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Polished Tourmaline Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A quantity of irregular, green and black polished tourmaline stones. 104 grams total, 5-10 mm
From the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J.R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932). Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
