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LOT 2349
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 2 1/2 in. (60 grams total, 40-63 mm).
Comprising four sections from the Aepyornis eggs. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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LOT 2349
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
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Natural History - Large Fossil Crinoid Plate
Silurian Period, 443-416 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Displaying two partial crowns. 2.28 kg, 29 cm high
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Restrung using polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 115 grams, 68 cm long
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Hexagonaria Coral
Devonian Period, circa 350 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a polished section displaying the structure. 237 grams, 97 mm
From the Western Sahara, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
