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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 - Fossil Keichousaurus Marine Reptile Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
The Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 1.48 kg, 29 cm
From Xingyi, Guizhou, China. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, and a member of the Pleurosaur family. They went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic- Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Middle Cretaceous Period, 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Revealing the distinctive structure of the Cleoniceras sp. chambers, some iridescence to outer surfaces. 245 grams total, 10.2 cm each
Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Bison Horn on Stand
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Fragment of a Bison priscus horn; accompanied by a custom-made display stand with information ticket. 394 grams, 26 cm (651 grams total, 26 cm including stand)
From Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK. Ex Norfolk, UK, collection.
