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LOT 2433
Natural History - Cut Fossil Ammonite Halves
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (160 grams total, 86 mm each).
Polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the Cleoniceras sp. chambers, some iridescence. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - Iridescent Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, 113-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Both sides displaying vibrant colours. 90 grams, 70 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Acanthoceras Ammonite
Late Cretaceous Period, 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Displaying a clean centre; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 1.05 kg total, 19.6 cm high including stand
From Agadir, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Polished Goniatite 'Button' Pair
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each specimen showing the internal gas chambers. 424 grams total, 10.7-11.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
