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LOT 2256
Natural History - Fossil Pennsylvania Fern on Matrix
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 345-280 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 4 1/8 in. (160 grams total, 7.5-10.5 cm).
Comprising four bifacial matrices with Pecopteris sp. ferns. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite Collection
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising four Dactylioceras commune sp. specimens in matrices. 467 grams total, 50-68 mm
Found Whitby, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three labelled resin display blocks with a field grasshopper from Australia, a blue weevil from New Guinea, and a golden stag beetle from Papua New Guinea. 259 grams total, 73 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three resin blocks with: a giant wasp, a cicada, and another insect. 263 grams total, 73 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
