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LOT 2446
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (2.89 grams, 25 mm).
Including at least one fly; with a polished body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Ichthyosaurus Vertical Vertebra Section
Jurassic Period, 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8
Displaying one polished face containing vertebra section. 624 grams, 18.4 cm
From Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK. Ex UK collection.
Ichthyosaurs (from the Greek, meaning 'fish lizard') are extinct marine reptiles which resembled modern dolphins in appearance; the first complete UK specimen was found by the famous fossil hunter Mary Anning (1799-1847 AD) when she was just 12 years of age; the fossil she found is now in the Natural History Museum, London. -
Natural History - Fossil Basilosaurus Jaw Fragment
Eocene Period, 41-34 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising three teeth on a jaw fragment. 205 grams, 18.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Basilosaurus was a large predatory whale that hunted for sharks, large fish and other marine mammals. -
Natural History - Fossil Ammonite Cluster
Jurassic Period, 201-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
