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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 - Very Large Fossil Orthoceras Sculpture
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Formed as a freestanding three-dimensional formation of torpedo-shapes on a chiselled matrix; each 'torpedo' with multiple Orthoceras sp. fossils, some showing the cross-section of the creature. 52.3 kg, 113.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Polished to reveal the internal suture chambers. 477 grams, 14.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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.
