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LOT 2171
Natural History - British Fossil Fern Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/4 - 9 1/4 in. (1.41 kg total, 10.7-23.5 cm).
Specimens including Alethopteris sp. and Sphenopteris laurenti, and others. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Natural History - Historic Mixed Fossil Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A mixed group comprising: fossil shells on a matrix from England; a partial fish vertebra from England; a large carnelian specimen from Brazil; a matrix with Myophorella clavellata and a Thracia depressa from England; a bivalve from England; a scallop from England; a pyritized ammonite from Peterborough, England; a bivalve; Nummulites elegans specimens in an old specimen box with collection no.E104. 1.12 kg total, 34-95 mm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types, including a number of small spiral gastropod shells. 747 grams total, 1.2-11.1 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Lower Right Jaw Tooth Set
Ice Age, 50,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Group of six teeth from the jaw of a woolly rhinoceros, rare as from the same animal. 703 grams total, 5.7-11 cm
From Yakutsk, Perma Frost Region, Siberia. Acquired from an old Dutch collection. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
