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LOT 0399
Natural History - Large Fossil Fish Plate
EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
23 1/4 in. (13 kg, 59 cm).
A large rectangular matrix with four variously sized Diplomystus sp. and a Knightia alta sp. fish.
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Mixed Fossil and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including rock crystal pebble, desert rose (baryte) crystals, flint nodules and other types. 1.1 kg total, 32-96 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
Mainly Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
An interesting group of fossils comprising: four polished orthoceras specimens; a polished goniatite; three polished coral specimens; two Otodus obliquus teeth on matrices; a clam shell; ammonites; various dinosaur bones, one with a an old typed note; a section of Pycnodont fish on a matrix. 1.89 kg total, 1.3-11 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Vaca Muerta Meteorite
Found circa 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Meteorite crumbs in a glass phial from Vaca Muerta in the Atacama Desert. 4.08 grams total, 87 x 49 mm including card
Found in Chile while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a authenticity card signed by Steve Arnold.
