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LOT 2225
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (346 grams total, 11 x 4.4 cm each).
Comprising two insect specimens set in a resin block: a giant centipede from Asia and a stick insect from China. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Natural History - Fossil Morroccanites Trilobite
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A Morocconites malladoides specimen displaying the characteristic upcurved, frontal medial spine. 152 grams, 69 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Morocconites malladoides is thought to have been a epifaunal detritivore. -
Natural History - Massive Crinoid Plate
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
An impressive display containing multiple intact Scyphocrinus elegans specimens showing detailed crowns and stalks. 90.5 kg, 1.73 m
From Erfoud, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Eocene Period, circa 48-38 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
