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LOT 2542
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 - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two teeth with partial root; one repaired. 31 grams total, 57-59 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Early Human Skull Replica
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Homo erectus cranial skull replica with hand-painted details. 1.54 kg, 22.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Homo erectus is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene Period, and several human species seems to have evolved from it. Homo erectus had a more modern gait and body proportions, and was the first human species to have exhibited a flat face, prominent nose, and possibly sparse body hair coverage. -
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Natural History - Pyrite Crystal 'Fools Gold' Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising nuggets of small crystal clusters. 911 grams total, 19-30 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
