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LOT 2294
Natural History - Large Fossil Crinoid Plate
SILURIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 443-416 MILLION YEARS B.P.
11 1/4 in. (2.03 kg, 28.5 cm).
Comprising a single Scyphocrinus elegans specimen with clear detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 113-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three resin blocks with: a giant wasp, a cicada, and another insect. 263 grams total, 73 x 41 mm each
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Natural History - 'Star' Dust from Allende Meteorite Group
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Dust from the sawing of the Allende meteorite. 2.07 grams total, 87 x 49 mm each including card
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