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LOT 2495
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 55-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 in. (17 grams, 42 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 - Exceptional British Phylloceras Fossil Ammonite
Lower Jurassic, Toarcian Stage, circa 200-190 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Phylloceras heterophyllum displayed in a freestanding matrix, displaying sutures. 5.5 kg, 20 cm
From the Holderness Coast, Yorkshire, UK. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With serrations, from Carcharocles megalodon. 56.9 grams, 81 mm
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Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
Pleistocene Age, circa 2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three hollow bone sections. 20 grams total, 65-82 mm
From Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, USA. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
