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LOT 2384
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (1.96 grams total, 9-17 mm).
Comprising seven pieces containing insects together with other inclusions. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Of three teeth from Prognathodon sp., mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. 29.2 grams, 32-39 mm
UK collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including at least one fly; with a polished body. 1.9 grams, 17 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. -
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
Comprising four sections from the Aepyornis eggs. 60 grams total, 40-63 mm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
