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LOT 2403
Natural History - British Cardinia Fossil Bivalve Display Collection
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 201-202 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 - 8 1/4 in. (2.6 kg total, 12.5-21 cm).
Comprising three polished specimens of Cardinia sp. fossil bivalves, two in matrices, one accompanied by a display stand; from the Frodingham formation. [3]
ProvenanceFrom the exhausted Conesey Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK.
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LOT 2403
Natural History - British Cardinia Fossil Bivalve Display Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Late Cretaceous Period, Cenomanian Stage, circa 100.5-93.9 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark's Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Triassic Period, circa 230 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Polished to both sides. 762 grams, 17.2 cm
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