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LOT 2339
Natural History - Fossil Metcanthina Trilobite
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, 419-358 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (170 grams, 70 mm).
A Metacanthina barrandei trilobite showing shell structure, eyes and side antennae; on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three freestanding boulders with a cut and polished upper face showing grey and brown banding, one showing the internal cavity filled with clear quartz crystals. 1.47 kg total, 8-11.2 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - A Collection of Fossils
Devonian to Jurassic Period, circa 417-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mixed group including Perisphinctids indogermanus ammonite, Goniatite and Orthoceras. 584 grams total, 7.4-15.5 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. -
Natural History - Fossil Hexagonia Coral
Devonian Period, circa 380 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Displaying the characteristic head formation. 215 grams, 79 mm
From the Western Sahara, Morocco, North Africa. From an old German paleontological collection.
