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LOT 2238
Natural History - Insects with Leaves
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 - 4 1/2 in. (140 grams total, 9-11.5 cm).
Comprising: a matrix displaying dozens of insects with a leaf, showing specimens on both sides of the matrix, and a matrix including a Salix sp. leaf and two Metasequoia. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Florissant fossil quarry, Florissant, Colorado, USA; and the Muddy Creek Formation, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA.
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Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising four eggshell sections from Aepyornis. 49.2 grams total, 47-61 mm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
The elephant bird was a gigantic, flightless bird, measuring nearly 10 feet in height, and lived on the island of Madagascar until it became extinct, possibly as late as the 17th century. -
Natural History - Aventurine Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Irregular geode matrix with purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished dark and light green aventurine pebbles. 691 grams, 17.5 cm high
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Reedops Trilobite
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A Reedops sp. trilobite on matrix, clearly showing the external structures. 230 grams, 88 mm
From the Hamar Laghdad Formation, Atlas Mountains, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire fossil and mineral collection.
