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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 Seashell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. 261 grams, 84 mm
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Natural History - Lyme Regis Fossil Ammonite Cluster
Lower Jurassic, Sinemurian Stage, circa 199-192 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising an irregular matrix with a Promicroceras planicosta fossil ammonite and negative impressions of other ammonites. 214 grams, 97 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
