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LOT 2483
Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite Display
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 165-160 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/4 in. (2.9 kg, 21.1 cm).
Presenting fossil ammonite, possibly Parkinsonia, on a free-standing matrix.
ProvenanceFrom Midlands, UK.
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Natural History - Extinct Malagasy Dwarf Hippopotamus Tusk
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 1.54 grams, 20 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
