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LOT 2380
Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
3/4 - 5 3/8 in. (931 grams total, 2-13.6 cm).
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types, including large bivalves and unusual spiked specimens. [77, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish Group
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two Knightia alta fossil fish on matrices. 268 grams total, 11.6-12.2 cm
From a Lincolnshire, 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. -
Natural History - Imilac 'Canardly' Meteorite
Discovered in 1822 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Meteorite in a cuboid capsule; classified as a stony–iron pallasite, Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors. 0.4 grams, 9 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a authenticity card signed by Steve Arnold.
