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LOT 2347
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
MAINLY DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 - 5 in. (1.3 kg total, 1.7-12.6 cm).
An interesting group of fossils comprising: three polished heart-shaped coral fossils and one polished to a round shape; a pair of polished goniatites with applied suspension loops; various ammonites, some polished; a polished orthoceras; various trilobite fossils, and others. [29, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - British Fossil Echinoid Group
Jurassic Period, circa 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two Clypeus ploti specimens showing good detail. 1.09 kg total, 10.1-11 cm
Found Whitby, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Stand on Rock
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A freestanding display set with an Orthoceras sp. and a Goniatite sp. specimens. 869 grams, 15.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Natural History - Large British Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Leg Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.58 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three leg bones (radius, tibia) from Coelodonta antiquitatis. 5.65 kg total, 37-40 cm
Found Oxfordshire, UK, clay pits. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The woolly rhinoceros inhabited northern Eurasia and mostly fed on grasses and sedges that grew in the mammoth steppe. An adult typically stood at 1.45-1.6 metres high with a large front horn that would have measured 1-1.35 metres long.
