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LOT 2306
Natural History - Fossil Whitby Dac Ammonite Stand
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, 182-174 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (527 grams, 88 mm).
Comprising a freestanding cut nodule with a Dactylioceras commune sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Ginkgo Leaf on Matrix
Palaeocene Period, circa 66-56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
A fossil Ginkgo sp. leaf in an amorphous matrix. 134 grams, 76 mm
From North Dakota, U.S.A. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Spectacular Imilac Pallasite Meteorite
Discovered in 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Meteorite classified as a stony-iron pallasite, in collector's lidded box with documentation. 10.4 grams, 23 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meteorite Men, the find was caught on camera and is shown in the Meteorite Men 'Chile' episode, at about the 14th minute. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity card from Steve Arnold, a copy of the sales listing, and an aluminium identification plaque.
Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors; the finding of this specimen was caught on camera and formed part of an episode of the TV show 'Meteorite Men'. -
Natural History - Prehistoric Skull Replica
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With rounded brain-pan, articulating mandible; perhaps Homo habilis. 1.54 kg, 20.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
