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LOT 2315
Natural History - Cleoniceras Fossil Ammonite
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (161 grams, 87 mm).
Displaying much of the natural shell with iridescence. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Diplomystus sp. on a large rectangular matrix. 724 grams, 21.1 cm
From The Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Natural History - Large Oum Dreyga Meteorite with Full Fusion Crust
Fell 16 October 2003 A.D., 0200 hrsSold for (Inc. bp): £286
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From Gour Lafkah, Western Sahara. Ex French collection. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Meteoritica dated 2 April 2009. -
Natural History - Dinosaur Fossil Coprolite
Jurassic Period, circa 140 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising a large fragment of fossilised dung. 1 kg total, 12.4 cm
From the Morrison Formation, Colorado, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
