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LOT 2523
Natural History - Fossilised Wood Slice Group
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 230 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 3 1/4 in. (500 grams total, 72-82 mm).
Comprising three slices displaying some fine details. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three polished specimens on a freestanding matrix. 1.2 kg, 18.5 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Saltasaurus Egg Shell Group
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising four fossilised fragments. 28.4 grams total, 30-34 mm
From Patagonia. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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.
