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LOT 2481
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Group
JURASSIC TO CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, 199-3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 3 3/8 in. (362 grams total, 10-87 mm).
Mostly consisting of various species of ammonite, together with a number of shells. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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The Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 1.48 kg, 29 cm
From Xingyi, Guizhou, China. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Large Polished Goniatite Fossil Display
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Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Upper Devonian Period, 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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