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LOT 2406
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras Tower
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, 370 MILLION YEARS B.P.
11 1/4 in. (2.1 kg, 28.8 cm high).
Comprising seven polished specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Large Display Piece of Polished Amber with Insects
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Containing flies together with other inclusions. 32.6 grams, 75 mm
UK collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Nodule
Ordovician Period, circa 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossilised Wood Slice Group
Triassic Period, 230 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three slices displaying some fine details. 500 grams total, 72-82 mm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
