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LOT 2465
Natural History - Petraster Fossil Starfish
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (297 grams, 85 mm).
Comprising a Petraster sp. specimen on matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2465
Natural History - Petraster Fossil Starfish
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 162 grams, 60 cm long
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Natural History - Daira Fossil Crab
Miocene Period, Messinian, circa 6.5-5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Beautifully preserved Daira speciosa crab on a matrix showing the distinctive surface granulation of the shell; partial shell of another specimen visible on the lower part of the matrix. 114 grams, 70 mm
From Spain. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The genus is easily recognised by the extreme pustulose nature of the carapace and claws.
