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LOT 2352
Natural History - Cut Fossil Pine Cone
EOCENE PERIOD, 55-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (55 grams total, 84 x 64 mm including case).
Polished agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Argentinian Campo del Cielo Meteorite
Fell 6000-5000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With irregular surfaces, classified as a nickel iron (IAB) meteorite, composition 92.9% iron, 6.7% nickel. 94 grams, 42 mm
Discovered 1576 A.D., Chaco Province, Argentina. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Stingray in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £389
The sedimentary matrix displaying a superb fossil Cyclobatis major stingray specimen. 1.2 kg, 17.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Cyclobatis stingray, or 'sun fish' is so called due to the radial arrangement of its pectoral fins. -
Natural History - Fossil Dragonfly Larvae
Miocene Period, 16 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
On amorphous matrix containing Libellula doris specimens. 85 grams total, 90 x 90 mm including case
From Piedmont, Italy. Acquired 1980s. From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
