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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 - Fossil Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Late Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
From the left side of Ursus spelaeuslower jaw, displaying a canine (repaired) and three molars. 312 grams, 20.3 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. -
Natural History - British Deer Fossil Antler Section Group
Late Pleistocene Period, 1.5 million-7,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
From red deer Cervus elaphus, comprising five specimens. 2.51 kg total, 33-36 cm
Found Colwick Park, Nottinghamshire, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three teardrop-shaped matrices containing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. 395 grams total, 12.1-17.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.