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LOT 2411
Natural History - Fossil Stingray in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 7/8 in. (1.2 kg, 17.5 cm).
The sedimentary matrix displaying a superb fossil Cyclobatis major stingray specimen.
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Cyclobatis stingray, or 'sun fish' is so called due to the radial arrangement of its pectoral fins.
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LOT 2411
Natural History - Fossil Stingray in Matrix
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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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 body. 2.89 grams, 25 mm
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Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Tower Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Displaying several polished specimens on a freestanding matrix. 6.5 kg, 57.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Triceratops Fossil Frill Bone Group
Upper Cretaceous Period, circa 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a pair of frill bone sections. 261 grams total, 75-94 mm
From the Lance Creek Formation, Weston Co., Wyoming, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
