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LOT 2412
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 55-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 in. (13.7 grams, 40 mm).
An agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - British Fossil Aspidoceras Ammonite Display with Incredible Spines
Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Comprising an excessively large and rare specimen of Aspidoceras Logispinum, displaying superb lateral spines or tubercles; developed from the grey lias matrix. 5.5 kg, 27 cm
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Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two pairs of Pecopteris sp. 118 grams total, 58-60 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 61 grams, 10 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
