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LOT 2298
Natural History - Iridescent Fossil Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 113-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 in. (83 grams, 68 mm).
A naturally iridescent Cleoniceras besairiei ammonite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Necklace
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth made into a pendant and suspended from a cord necklace; supplied in a gift box. 26 grams total, tooth: 31 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Knightia Multi Fossil Fish Plate
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A round matrix with a pair of Knightia alta fossil fish. 72 grams, 11 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Late Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising the right side of Ursus spelaeus lower jaw with three molars and canine (repaired). 304 grams, 20.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum.
