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LOT 1915
Natural History - Fossil Dragonfly Larvae in Matrix
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 16 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (205 grams total, 16 x 13.5 cm including box).
An amorphous matrix displaying at least three fossil Libellula doris dragonfly larvae and another fossil; held in a collector's presentation box.
ProvenanceEx Gloucestershire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A pair of cut and polished fossil ammonite halves, each displaying the gas chambers; possibly Cleoniceras sp. 237 grams total, 90-92 mm
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Natural History - Emerald in Biotite Mica Specimen
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A substantial specimen of green emerald crystals in biotite mica matrix; supplied in a cardboard specimen tray. 680 grams, 15 cm
Very fine condition.
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Natural History - Fossil Enchodus Jaw
Cretaceous Period, 67-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
The fossilised remains of a Enchodus sp. ray-finned fish jaw, including a number of slender teeth; in an oblong matrix retaining its plaster field jacket. 3.7 kg, 40 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Enchodus is an extinct genus of aulopiform ray-finned fish related to lancetfish and lizardfish.
