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LOT 2377
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 - 2 1/2 in. (587 grams total, 23-62 mm).
Comprising complete and fragmentary belemnites and Gryphaea, devil's toenail, fossils. [35, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. 55 grams, 63 mm
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Diplomystus sp. on a large rectangular matrix. 724 grams, 21.1 cm
From The Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Natural History - Large British Eleganticeras Fossil Ammonite Multi Display 'Egg'
Jurassic Period, circa 185-180 million years B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Displaying Eleganticeras Elegantulum ammonite specimens, with naturally occurring crude oil within the specimen; repaired. 3.8 kg, 19 cm wide
From North Yorkshire, UK.
