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LOT 2470
Natural History - Fossil Morocops Trilobite Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 - 2 3/8 in. (210 grams total, 53-59 mm).
Comprising three Morocops (Barrandeops) sp. specimens on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Prgain, Alnif, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Oxford, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Display
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Opening Bid: £67
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From Madagascar. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Sikhote-Alin Meteorite
Fell February 12, 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Classified as an iron IIAB meteorite. 32.6 grams, 37 mm
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Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £69
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. 940 grams total, 3-41 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.