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LOT 2315
Natural History - Fossil Onchosaurus Rostral Spines
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 100-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 1/8 in. (26 grams total, 50-54 mm).
Comprising two Onchopristus numidus snout spines. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Whitby Dac Ammonite Stand
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a freestanding cut nodule with a Dactylioceras commune sp. specimen. 527 grams, 88 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
Mainly Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
An interesting group of fossils comprising: three polished heart-shaped coral fossils and one polished to a round shape; a pair of polished goniatites with applied suspension loops; various ammonites, some polished; a polished orthoceras; various trilobite fossils, and others. 1.3 kg total, 1.7-12.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising three resin blocks with: a shield bug; Manchurian scorpion from China; an emerald beetle from Japan. 263 grams total, 74 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
