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LOT 2307
Natural History - Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 5 in. (340 grams total, 8-12.7 cm).
Each in a rounded sandstone matrix, possibly grasshoppers. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Crato Formation, Brazil.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Hadrosaur Dinosaur Egg Nest
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A large section of Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur egg nest on matrix, including three eggs each retaining some of the original shell surface. 17.3 kg, 43 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Dinosaur eggs are known from about 200 sites around the world, the majority in Asia and mostly in terrestrial (non-marine) rocks of the Cretaceous Period. It may be that thick calcite eggshells evolved during the Cretaceous (145 to 65 million years ago). Most dinosaur eggs have one of two forms of eggshell that are distinct from the shells of related modern animal groups, such as turtles or birds; however, some eggs closely resemble the type of shells seen in present day ostrich eggs. -
Natural History - Large Polished Baltic Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polished to highlight the various inclusions. 6.21 grams, 40 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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