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LOT 2500
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 3 7/8 in. (410 grams total, 79-97 mm).
Comprising three matrices displaying four partial Ophiuroidea sp. brittle stars; held in a white card collector's tray. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
Ex an old German paleontological collection.
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Natural History - White Pecopteris Fossil Fern Group
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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. -
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cut and polished; held in a white card collector's tray. 172 grams total, 9.7-10.2 cm
Very fine condition.
From Brazil. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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