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LOT 2319
Natural History - Fossil Fly Group
EOCENE PERIOD, 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 5/8 in. (145 grams total, 51-66 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 - Polished Fossil Orthoceras on Rock
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Showing two central polished Orthoceras specimens showing internal chambers. 831 grams, 17 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Fly Group
Eocene Period, 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three specimens on a matrix. 145 grams total, 51-66 mm
From the Green River Formation, south western Wyoming, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types, including a number of small spiral gastropod shells. 747 grams total, 1.2-11.1 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.