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LOT 2222
Natural History - Lyme Regis Fossil Ammonite Cluster
LOWER JURASSIC, SINEMURIAN STAGE, CIRCA 199-192 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (214 grams, 97 mm).
Comprising an irregular matrix with a Promicroceras planicosta fossil ammonite and negative impressions of other ammonites. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras on Rock
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Showing two central polished Orthoceras specimens showing internal chambers. 831 grams, 17 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Phacops Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 444-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The aquatic arthropod with its back arched, resting on an irregular matrix. 80.3 grams, 75 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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
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.
