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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 - British Bison Fossil Leg Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.58 million-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising five leg bones, four with inked date. 2.05 kg total, 19-25.5 cm
Found Oxfordshire, UK, clay pits. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising three resin blocks with: a shield bug; Manchurian scorpion from China; an emerald beetle from Japan. 263 grams total, 74 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Natural History - Sand Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Period, circa 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising six extinct sand shark teeth; supplied in a custom display frame. 3.88 grams total, 20-25 mm (39 grams total, 13 cm high including case)
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
