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LOT 2254
Natural History - Historic Mixed Fossil Collection
1 3/8 - 3 3/4 in. (1.12 kg total, 34-95 mm).
A mixed group comprising: fossil shells on a matrix from England; a partial fish vertebra from England; a large carnelian specimen from Brazil; a matrix with Myophorella clavellata and a Thracia depressa from England; a bivalve from England; a scallop from England; a pyritized ammonite from Peterborough, England; a bivalve; Nummulites elegans specimens in an old specimen box with collection no.E104. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Natural History - Very Large Fossil Orthoceras Sculpture
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Formed as a freestanding three-dimensional formation of torpedo-shapes on a chiselled matrix; each 'torpedo' with multiple Orthoceras sp. fossils, some showing the cross-section of the creature. 52.3 kg, 113.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Large African 'T-Rex' Fossil Dinosaur Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus dinosaur tooth with much of the root remaining and visible serrations; repaired. 100 grams, 15.7 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. Acquired from Richard and Mark Hawkes of Stone Treasures, Nottinghamshire, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by a Stone Treasures identification card. -
Natural History - Fossil Euloma Trilobites on Matrix
Lower Ordovician Period, 485-477 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The rectangular matrix with three Euloma sp. specimens. 186 grams, 89 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.