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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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Natural History - Polished Fossil Whitby Dac Ammonite Nodule
Lower Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A polished and opened nodule with a Dactylioceras commune sp. specimen. 223 grams, 69 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Coaster Set
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising six coasters with a stand formed from fossiliferous stone with Orthoceras sp. specimens. 1.25 kg total, 11.3 cm wide
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Massive Crinoid Plate
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
An impressive display containing multiple intact Scyphocrinus elegans specimens showing detailed crowns and stalks. 90.5 kg, 1.73 m
From Erfoud, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Crinoids are filter feeding sea animals, which attach themselves to the bottom of the ocean with a stalk. They are echinoderms related to starfish, sea urchins, and brittle stars. Today they are referred to as ‘Sea Lilies’, and are virtually identical to their fossil relatives, making them living fossils.
