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LOT 2182
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusion
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 in. (0.61 grams, 16.85 mm).
Polished oval-shaped specimen with insect inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a North American collection.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Section Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three freestanding examples, each cut and polished to reveal internal banding, two with enhanced colour. 1.68 kg total, 11.2-12.2 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Knightia alta specimen on a rectangular matrix. 273 grams, 13 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth
Eocene Period, circa 54 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A large Otodus obliquus tooth from the front of the mouth with good serrations. 57.7 grams, 82 mm
From the Ouled Abdoun Basin Formation (Phosphate beds), Oued Zem, Morocco, North Africa. From an old German paleontological collection.
