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LOT 1857
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 - 3 in. (56 grams total, 38-78 cm).
A group of four eggshell sections from the giant elephant bird Aepyornis; held in a white card collector's tray. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Barrandeops Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A fossil Morocops barrandeops sp. trilobite on a matrix. 331 grams, 85 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Wood Slice
Miocene Period, circa 20 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A polished fossil tropical hardwood slice section displaying natural bark and with one polished end to reveal the inner wood detail. 739 grams, 21.5 cm
From Genteng Formation, Indonesia. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - NWA 13306 Moon Dust in Glass Vial
Found 2020 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £417
A glass bottle with cork stopper containing dust from NWA 13306, classified as Lunar feldspathic breccia (moon dust). 6.1 grams total, bottle 37 mm high
From Morocco, North Africa. Ex Expo Meteoritos. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. Accompanied by a Expo Meteoritos information card
