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LOT 2201
Natural History - British Fossil Echinoid Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 - 4 3/8 in. (1.09 kg total, 10.1-11 cm).
Comprising two Clypeus ploti specimens showing good detail. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Whitby, UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three teeth from Prognathodon sp., mosasaur specialised in eating tough-shelled prey. 27.2 grams, 33-45 mm
UK collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras on Rock
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a bullet-shaped Orthoceras sp. specimen showing internal chambers, and two further polished shapes showing partials. 1.2 kg, 15.7 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three resin blocks with: a giant wasp, a cicada, and another insect. 263 grams total, 73 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.