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LOT 2460
Natural History - Fossil Agadir Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 90 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (1.3 kg, 12.1 cm).
The medium sized freestanding white ammonite with a cut base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Bead Necklace String
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UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish Group
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising three specimens on limestone matrices. 163 grams total, 7.1-11 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Natural History - Fossil Douvilleiceras Ammonite Group
Middle Cretaceous, Albian Stage, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising three polished Douvilleiceras sp. ammonites. 143 grams total, 45-50 mm
From the jungles of Mahajanga, north-east coast of Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
