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LOT 2008
Natural History - Medium Uncut and Polished Fossilised Wood Branch Specimen Group
2 1/2 - 4 1/4 in. (1.2 kg total, 6.3-10.7 cm).
A group of ten fossil branch sections of varying length and thickness. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2008
Natural History - Medium Uncut and Polished Fossilised Wood Branch Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A string of Mammuthus primigenius woolly mammoth bone beads. 115 grams, 70 cm long
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Halves
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A pair of cut Cleoniceras sp. ammonite halves, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers; some iridescence; chip to edge of one half. 565 grams total, 13.6 cm each
From Madagascar. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Fossil Ammonite Group
Cretaceous Period, Albian Stage, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A group of three Douvilleiceras sp. ammonites, sometimes known as a Goat Horn, polished to reveal rich calcites and striking suture patterns. 123 grams total, 43-47 mm
From the North-East coast of Madagascar in the jungles of Mahajanga. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
