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LOT 2393
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 in. (0.75 grams, 20 mm).
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Book Ends
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Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - British Fossil Extinct Crocodile Bones
Jurassic Period, circa 200-180 million years B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
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Natural History - Large British Kosmoceras Fossil Ammonites Display Panel
Jurassic Period, circa 165-160 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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