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LOT 1784
Natural History - British Brasilia Fossil Ammonite
MIDDLE JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 174.1-163.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 in. (1.02 kg, 15 cm).
Fossil ammonite on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Dorset, UK.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Complete Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Perisphinctes sp. with much of the original shell material remaining, in old white card tray with old label reading: 'AMMONITE Perisphinctes sp., Mid Jurassic Age (approx. 170 million years old), Madagascar'. 175 grams, 70 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising sections of ribs, leg and other bones from Bison priscus. 2.45 kg total, 4.7-37 cm
From Oxfordshire, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising four eggshell sections from Aepyornis. 42.7 grams total, 36-65 mm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
