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LOT 2170
Natural History - Fossil Petraster Starfish on Matrix
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/2 in. (1.32 kg, 21.5 cm).
The irregular matrix showing a Petraster sp. specimen with some other fossils. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Meteorite in a cuboid capsule; classified as a stony–iron pallasite, Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors. 0.4 grams, 9 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a authenticity card signed by Steve Arnold. -
Natural History - Fossil Rastellum Bivalve
Jurassic Period, circa 155 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A Rastellum carinatum fossil bivalve. 121 grams, 66 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Rastellum carinatum specimens have wide, angled ribs that have led to it being called the 'denture clam'; the zig-zag join between the two shells stopped coarse dirt and debris entering the shell and damaging its soft body. Like modern oysters, it lived in shallow coastal waters including the interstitial zone and fed on food particles that it filtered out of the sea water. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Coaster Set
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A pair of composites of various sized ammonites with polished upper surface. 141 grams total, 80-82 mm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
