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LOT 2198
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 15 3/4 in. (1.02 kg total, 7-40 cm).
Comprising two rib sections, three vertebrae and two bones from the feet. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Norfolk, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Ammonite Collection
Jurassic Period, circa 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising six specimens, including two Perisphinctes sp., a Dactylioceras sp. and two iridescent specimens. 190 grams total, 31-64 mm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Mosasaur Jaw on Composite Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising a pair of jaw fragments with teeth set on a composite matrix. 1.17 kg, 19 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Natural History - Large British Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Leg Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.58 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three leg bones (radius, tibia) from Coelodonta antiquitatis. 5.65 kg total, 37-40 cm
Found Oxfordshire, UK, clay pits. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The woolly rhinoceros inhabited northern Eurasia and mostly fed on grasses and sedges that grew in the mammoth steppe. An adult typically stood at 1.45-1.6 metres high with a large front horn that would have measured 1-1.35 metres long.
