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LOT 2502
Natural History - Fossil Starfish on Matrix
ORDOVICIAN AGE, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (761 grams, 16 cm).
Comprising two Petraster sp. specimens on a rectangular matrix; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including at least one fly; with a polished body. 1.67 grams, 17 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With polished surfaces allowing trapped insects to be viewed inside. 1.6 grams, 23 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including at least one fly; with a polished teardrop-shaped body. 1.1 grams, 21 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
