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LOT 2271
Natural History - Fossilised Wood Slice
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 230 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 3/4 in. (1 kg, 19.6 cm).
Polished to both sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Brittlestar
Middle Ordovician Period, circa 450 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. 430 grams, 16 cm
From El Kaid, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. 55 grams, 63 mm
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Agadir Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Freestanding white ammonite with cut base. 6 kg, 23 cm high
From Agadir, Morocco, North Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
