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LOT 2506
Natural History - Dolphin Vertebra Group
MIOCENE AGE, CIRCA 15 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 3 5/8 in. (352 grams total, 56-91 mm).
Comprising four Delphinus sp. vertebrae. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom North Carolina, U.S.A.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Large Ludwigia Fossil Ammonite
Middle Jurassic Period, 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Polished through the shell to reveal the dividing gas chambers of Ludwigia murchisonae. 1.27 kg, 18 cm
From Horn Park, Beaminster, Dorset, UK. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
Ordovician Period, 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three Ophiuroidea sp. on a matrix. 500 grams total, 8.9-11 cm
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa. From an old German collection. -
Natural History - White Pecopteris Fossil Fern Group
Carboniferous Period, 359-299 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Contained in a matrix with specimens to both sides. 1.34 kg total, 20-21 cm
From St. Clair, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Acquired during the 1980s. From the Pradi Collection, Boston, U.S.A.
These fern fossils commonly found in coal-mining areas worldwide. However, the St. Clair ferns are treasured for their rarity and beauty, a result of the fossilised ferns gaining a coating of the mineral pyrophyllite which contrasts with the natural black shale matrix.
