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LOT 2033
Natural History - Fossil Leaf Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 - 3 1/8 in. (101 grams total, 54-79 mm).
Comprising four fossil leaves, including Fagus sp. and birch. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Tranquille Shale Formation, McAbee Fossil Beds, Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising sections of ribs, leg and other bones from Bison priscus. 2.45 kg total, 4.7-37 cm
From Oxfordshire, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Boxed Historic 'Dog Tooth' Quartz Specimen 'Paper Weight'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With large crystals and two small clusters of pyrite underneath. 206 grams, 78 mm
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
Comprising: a polished lapis lazuli pebble; quartz; ulexite; sphalerite and others. 748 grams total, 40-58 mm
Collected in person in 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.
