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LOT 2258
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 - 3 1/2 in. (217 grams total, 83-90 mm).
Comprising three rounded matrices, each with a single Knightia alta specimen. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three labelled resin display blocks with a field grasshopper from Australia, a blue weevil from New Guinea, and a golden stag beetle from Papua New Guinea. 259 grams total, 73 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising two rib sections, three vertebrae and two bones from the feet. 1.02 kg total, 7-40 cm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Mioplosus Fish
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail. 1.12 kg, 17.2 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.