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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 Shrimps in Matrices
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A pair of rectangular sedimentary matrices, each containing a fossil shrimp. 139 grams total, 56-71 mm
From Lebanon. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite
Middle Cretaceous period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A superbly polished Cleoniceras sp. ammonite showing the suture patterns. 316 grams, 11.5 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Two Glass Display Bases
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Formed of thick glass with rounded corners, one labelled as 'Sample 1', the other as 'Sample 2'. 3.36 kg total, 14.8 cm each
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).