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LOT 2281
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp on Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (328 grams, 12.2 cm).
On a rectangular sandstone matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
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Comprising three labelled resin display blocks with a field grasshopper from Australia, a blue weevil from New Guinea, and a golden stag beetle from Papua New Guinea. 259 grams total, 73 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite Collection
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising four Dactylioceras commune sp. specimens in nodules. 648 grams, 7-11.8 cm
Found Whitby, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a large Otodus obliquus tooth embedded in a matrix. 641 grams, 12.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
