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LOT 2172
Natural History - Fossil Ammonite Collection
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 - 2 1/2 in. (190 grams total, 31-64 mm).
Comprising six specimens, including two Perisphinctes sp., a Dactylioceras sp. and two iridescent specimens. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Natural History - Mixed Fossil Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising two polished Orthoceras sp. specimens; an ammonite; a matrix with partial fern fossils; and two others. 333 grams total, 4-11 cm
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector. -
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp and Fish on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The rectangular matrix with a fossil shrimp and faint remains of a fish showing the spine and head. 172 grams, 90 mm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The Knightia alta on a rectangular matrix, showing good detail. 264 grams, 98 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.