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LOT 2436
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.36 grams, 25 mm).
Including at least one fly; with a polished teardrop-shaped body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
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Natural History - Fossil Stingray in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £389
The sedimentary matrix displaying a superb fossil Cyclobatis major stingray specimen. 1.2 kg, 17.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Cyclobatis stingray, or 'sun fish' is so called due to the radial arrangement of its pectoral fins. -
Natural History - Large Display Piece of Polished Amber with Insects
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Containing flies together with other inclusions. 32.6 grams, 75 mm
UK collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Ammonite Group
Middle Cretaceous Period, 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising three polished specimens with clean centres. 123 grams total, 48 mm each
From the North-East Coast of Madagascar in the jungles of Mahajanga. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
