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LOT 2388
Natural History - Fossil Fly Group
EOCENE PERIOD, 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 -2 3/8 in. (150 grams total, 58-60 mm).
Comprising three specimens on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Green River Formation, south western Wyoming, U.S.A.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including at least one fly; with a polished body. 2.89 grams, 25 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Display
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Mounted on a matrix style display base; some restoration. 4.1 kg, 22 cm high
From Madagascar. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Wood Slice
Miocene Period, 20 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With one polished end to reveal the inner detail of the tropical hardwood, displaying some natural bark. 514 grams, 17 cm
From the Genteng Formation, Indonesia. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
