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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 - Fossilised Wood Slice Group
Triassic Period, 230 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three slices displaying some fine details. 500 grams total, 72-82 mm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
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Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish Group
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising seven complete and two partial Knightia alta fossil fish in a rectangular matrix. 373 grams, 15.3 x 9.8 cm
Fine condition.
Wyoming, Green River Formation, U.S.A. Acquired during the 1980s. From the Pradi Collection, Boston, U.S.A.
Seasonally, some 56 million years ago, in the Green River Region of Wyoming, torrential rains fell on the mountains. The rain flowed down the mountain sides, forming wide shallow lakes in the valley below. During the dry season, these lakes evaporated (similar to certain parts of Africa today). Millions of fish died in this short period of time. This climatic cycle happened over a 20-thousand-year period. Layer upon layer of mud was deposited over these years, entombing huge numbers of fish. At a much later date volcanic activity uplifted this area to expose their fossils. -
Natural History - Fossil Claudiosaurus Skeleton
Late Permian-Early Triassic Period, circa 252-250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
In an irregular matrix. 12.2 kg, 43 cm
Fine condition.
From Madagascar. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11551-195800.
It is theorised that this was a semi-aquatic, lizard-like dinosaur.
