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LOT 2229
Natural History - Large Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Section
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (2.73 kg, 16.5 cm).
Showing good bark detail, cut to reveal the internal structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2229
Natural History - Large Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Cleoniceras sp. displaying the distinctive pattern of the cross-section chambers. 269 grams total, 10.5-10.7 cm
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Fossil Ammonite Group
Middle Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. (sometimes known as a goat horn) polished to reveal rich calcites and suture patterns. 120 grams total, 45-46 mm
From the North-East Coast of Madagascar in the jungles of Mahajanga. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Quartz Rock Crystal Point Group [15]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising fifteen large prismatic points. 1.09 kg total, 56-81 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).