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LOT 2516
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
EOCENE PERIOD, 55-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 in. (13.8 grams, 40 mm).
An agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Polished Orthoceras 'Rocket' Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Of large size, polished to reveal internal detail; on a textured matrix. 10.9 kg, 92 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
Pleistocene Age, circa 2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising five sections of bones. 32 grams total, 32-59 mm
From Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, U.S.A. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - NWA 15016 Mars Rock Meteorite
Discovered in 2022 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Classified as a Martian meteorite by the Meteoritical Society and details of its composition can be found on their website. 10.1 grams total, 58 x 38 mm including case
Found North West Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
