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LOT 1765
Natural History - Fossil Icthyosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
22 1/4 in. (117 grams, 58 mm).
An Ichthyosaurus communis vertebra. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Obtusum Zone, Lower Lias, Lower Jurassic, Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1765
Natural History - Fossil Icthyosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Insect in Baltic Amber
Oligocene Age, 55-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The polished piece with a single insect inclusion; supplied with an illustrated information card. 1.32 grams, 24 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - 'Irish' Cut and Polished Coral Reef Pebble
Carboniferous Period, circa 325 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Part of a coral reef that existed in a tropical sea that covered the British Isles when this part of the world was situated on the equator; in a cardboard specimen tray. 418 grams total, 9 cm
From Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. Ex English collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a typed and encapsulated identification card. -
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A cluster of dolomite with other minerals. 61 grams, 55 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
