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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 - Fossil Hybodus Shark Fin Spine Group
Lower Cretaceous Period, circa 95 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three specimens. 57 grams total, 7.9-12.7 cm
From the Kem Kem Basin, Eastern Morocco, North Africa. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Fossil Dragonfly Larvae
Miocene Period, 16 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
On amorphous matrix containing Libellula doris specimens. 85 grams total, 90 x 90 mm including case
From Piedmont, Italy. Acquired 1980s. From an old Bristol, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
Ordovician Period, 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three matrices displaying four partial Ophiuroidea sp. brittle stars; held in a white card collector's tray. 410 grams total, 79-97 mm
Fine condition.
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa. Ex an old German paleontological collection.
