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LOT 2416
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 in. (1.1 grams, 21 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 - Polished Fossil Goniatite Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Dragonfly Larvae
Miocene Period, 16 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Of three teeth from Prognathodon sp., mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. 29.2 grams, 32-39 mm
UK collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
