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LOT 2437
Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Tusk Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 5/8 in. (91 grams, 92 mm).
Depicting a stylised face with emphasised detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Island of Java, Indonesia.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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LOT 2437
Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Tusk Carving
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Natural History - Fossil Fly and Insect Group
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three matrices with fossil flies together with a fossil crane fly. 82 grams total, 37- 82 mm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), Uintah County, Utah, USA. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
Middle Ordovician Period, circa 450 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Ophiuroidea sp. specimen on irregular matrix. 403 grams, 14.2 cm
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
