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LOT 2385
Natural History - Fossil Kingii Trilobite Group
MIDDLE CAMBRIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 505 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 4 in. (230 grams total, 5.8-10.3 cm).
Three Elrathia kingii specimens, each on an irregular matrices. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom U-Dig Quarry, Utah, U.S.A.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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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 - Fossil Crab on Matrix
Eocene-Miocene Period, 58-5.3 million years B.P.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
The remains of a fossil crab set in a sedimentary matrix. 1.47 kg, 13.5 cm high
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polished to highlight the intact fly inclusion. 0.26 grams, 13 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.