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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 - Polished Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Group
Lower Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three cut nodules containing Dactylioceras tenuicostatum ammonite. 320 grams total, 64-81 mm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
Eocene Period, circa 55-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
An agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen. 9.4 grams, 33 mm
From the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Saltasaurus Dinosaur Eggshell Fragment
Late Cretaceous Period, circa 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Displaying remains of the shell's textured surface; held in a collector's display box and accompanied y an information label which states 'Patagonia, Argentina. In the province of Neuquen in Patagonia, rocks of late Cretaceous age contain vast numbers of nests of the dinosaur Saltasaurus, together with broken fragments of hatched eggshell. These sites have provided much information about the family life of dinosaurs.' 150 grams total, 14 x 11.5 cm including case
From Patagonia, Argentina. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
