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LOT 2482
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (973 grams, 15.6 cm high).
Freestanding, comprising a pair of goniatites and a single specimen of Orthoceras; each specimen polished to reveal the internal structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2482
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
In a matrix. 112 grams, 13.2 x 8.5 cm
Fine condition.
From the Green River Formation, Lincoln County, Wyoming, U.S.A. From an old Lincoln collection.
Seasonally, some 56 million years ago, in the Green River Region of Wyoming, torrential rains fell on the mountains. The rain flowed down the mountain sides, forming wide shallow lakes in the valley below. During the dry season, these lakes evaporated (similar to certain parts of Africa today). Millions of fish died in this short period of time. This climatic cycle happened over a 20-thousand-year period. Layer upon layer of mud was deposited over these years, entombing huge numbers of fish. At a much later date volcanic activity uplifted this area to expose their fossils. -
Natural History - Fossil Wild Boar Leg Bone
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
From Sus scrofa (Linnaeus, 1758). 166 grams, 20 cm
From Brown Bank / Dogger beds, North Sea, Netherlands. Acquired 1980s. From an old Bristol, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Marine Dinosaur Tooth Collection
Cretaceous Period, 140-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising four Mosasaur sp. fossil teeth with remains of enamelling. 15.4 grams total, 17-30 mm
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
