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LOT 2466
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras Tower
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 370 MILLION YEARS B.P.
18 1/2 in. (8.35 kg, 47 cm high).
Comprising a number of vertical Orthoceras sp. specimens on a freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2466
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras Tower
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Natural History - British Asteroceras Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 202-201 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Displayed in a free-standing matrix; from the Frodingham Ironstone Member. 2 kg, 18 cm
From the exhausted Coningsby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 2.23 grams, 25 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 3.27 grams, 29 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
