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LOT 2417
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (245 grams total, 10.2 cm each).
Revealing the distinctive structure of the Cleoniceras sp. chambers, some iridescence to outer surfaces. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected 1930-1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
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A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 3.9 grams, 24 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Very Large British Cardinia Fossil Bivalve Multi Display
Jurassic Period, circa 201-202 million years B.P.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £133
A plate of natural, unpolished Cardinia sp. fossil bivalves from the Frodingham formation; accompanied by a display stand. 17.7 kg total, 50 cm
From the exhausted Coningsby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK. -
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.
