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LOT 2210
Natural History - Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Plate
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-443 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 7/8 in. (2.78 kg, 25 cm).
The mortality plate comprising fifteen variously sized Flexicalymene specimens.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a pair of matrices, each with two Pleciapealei fossils. 410 grams total, 83-93 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Fern Nodule
Carboniferous Period, 345-280 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An opened nodule with a pair of fern fossils. 108 grams total, 54-58 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Late Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising the right side of Ursus spelaeus lower jaw with three molars and canine (repaired). 304 grams, 20.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum.
