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LOT 2220
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
DEVONIAN TO CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 417-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 3 3/8 in. (1.37 kg total, 11-86 mm).
An interesting mix of various fossils comprising: a pterosaurus Coloborhynchus moroccensis tooth with an information card; a group of trilobite partials; a fossil leaf on a matrix; a pair of polished goniatites; a pair of polished orthoceras; a pair of mosasaur teeth; five polished heart-shaped fossil coral heads; a number of various ammonites, and others. [42, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Double Perisphinctes Ammonite
Jurassic Period, 174-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a large and a small Perisphinctes sp. specimen joined together by a section of matrix. 326 grams, 10 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Fern Nodule
Carboniferous Period, 345-280 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An opened nodule with a pair of fern fossils. 108 grams total, 54-58 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising three insects set in a resin block, comprising: a unicorn beetle from Australia; a flower mantis from Vietnam; a devil spider from Americas. 272 grams total, 74 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.