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LOT 2277
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 in. (83 grams, 12.3 cm).
The Knightia alta on a round matrix, showing good detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three large teardrop-shaped matrices containing Orthoceras sp. specimens. 330 grams total, 11.1-17 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Historic Mixed Fossil Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a variety of fossils including bivalves, Dactylioceras sp. specimens, a sea urchin, Gryphaea specimens and others. 4.4 kg total, 2-15.5 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Fossil Pennsylvania Fern on Matrix
Carboniferous Period, circa 345-280 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising four bifacial matrices with Pecopteris sp. ferns. 160 grams total, 7.5-10.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
