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LOT 0427
Natural History - Extinct Genus of Prehistoric Fossil Salamander Skeleton
MIDDLE MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 13 MILLION YEAR B.P.
7 1/4 in. (808 grams, 18.5 cm).
From Chelotriton paradoxus (Pomel, 1853) on a thin stone matrix mounted on a fibreglass box matrix.
ProvenanceFrom Gacko Formation, Gracanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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LOT 0427
Natural History - Extinct Genus of Prehistoric Fossil Salamander Skeleton
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Boxed Historic Mica Mineral Specimen
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Metallic black cerussite with white quartz. 232 grams, 75 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.