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LOT 2506
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (283 grams total, 12 cm).
Ophiura sp. on an irregular matrix; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Large British Eleganticeras Fossil Ammonite Multi Display 'Egg'
Jurassic Period, circa 185-180 million years B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
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From North Yorkshire, UK. -
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
Oligocene Age, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising six pieces of amber, each containing flies together with other inclusions. 2.65 grams total, 11-24 mm
Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
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Natural History - Canis Lupus Ice Age Wolf's Skull
Pleistocene Period, circa 60,000-40,000 B.P.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £525
Partially fossilized and near complete, retaining many of the animal's teeth; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 2.18 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
