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LOT 2421
Natural History - Dinosaur Fossil Coprolite
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 140 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 in. (1 kg total, 12.4 cm).
Comprising a large fragment of fossilised dung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Morrison Formation, Colorado, USA.
Collected 1930-1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 2.2 grams, 39 mm
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Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising two pairs of Pecopteris sp. 131 grams total, 54-65 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
