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LOT 2184
Natural History - Fossil Sea Urchin Pair
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 48-38 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 in. (270 grams total, 66-68 mm).
Comprising two Eupatagus antillarum specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Insects in Polished Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A polished irregular piece of amber with insect and other inclusions. 7.3 grams, 40 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Imilac 'Canardly' Meteorite
Discovered in 1822 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Meteorite in a cuboid capsule; classified as a stony–iron pallasite, Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors. 0.4 grams, 9 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a authenticity card signed by Steve Arnold. -
Natural History - Fossil Euloma Trilobites on Matrix
Lower Ordovician Period, 485-477 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The rectangular matrix with three Euloma sp. specimens. 186 grams, 89 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
