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LOT 2351
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/4 in. (136 grams total, 76-82 mm).
Showing the distinctive pattern of the cross-section chambers, Cleoniceras sp. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected 1930-1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - Bison Bone Group
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three rib sections, a vertebra, a leg bone fragment and a fragment of a hip bone. 1.3 kg total, 8.8-35.5 cm
From Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK. Ex Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 63 grams total, 12.3 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Vintage Brain Coral Display Specimen
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a coral skeletal column showing the natural details, cut square at base for display. 1.9 kg, 23.5 cm
From an older UK collection. Acquired London, UK, circa 1995. Ex property of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
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