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LOT 2448
Natural History - Fossil Triceratops Dinosaur Frill Bone Section
UPPER CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 70 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (324 grams, 13.5 cm).
Comprising a large rectangular section of the frill bone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lance Creek Formation, Weston Co., Wyoming, USA.
Collected 1930-1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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LOT 2448
Natural History - Fossil Triceratops Dinosaur Frill Bone Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Natural History - Rare British Fossil Eteoderoceras Ammonite Display with Amazing Spines
Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A partial Eteoderoceras sp. fossil ammonite specimen in a matrix. 1.1 kg, 12 cm
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Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
Jurassic Period, circa 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising complete and fragmentary belemnites and Gryphaea, devil's toenail, fossils. 587 grams total, 23-62 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A Diplomystus sp. fossil fish on a rectangular matrix. 439 grams, 20.7 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
Seasonally some 58 million years ago, in the Green River region of Wyoming, torrential rains fell in the mountains. They flowed down the mountain sides, forming wide shallow lakes in the valley below. During the dry season, these lakes would dry up due to evaporation (as happens in certain parts of Africa today). Millions of fish died in this short period of time. This climatic cycle happened over a 20-thousand-year period. Layer upon layer of mud entombed all these fish. At a much later date, volcanic activity uplifted this area to expose the fossils.
