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LOT 2161
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 3 1/2 in. (327 grams total, 70-90 mm).
A pair of Carpopenaeus sp. shrimps, each in a matrix. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Satin Spar Wand Group [32]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising cut sections with silky surfaces. 519 grams total, 48-71 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Starfish Group
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising four Petraster sp. specimens on matrices. 716 grams total, 7-12 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Metcanthina Trilobite
Upper Devonian Period, circa 419-358 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A Metacanthina barrandei trilobite showing shell structure, eyes and side antenna; on a matrix. 158 grams, 63 mm
From Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.