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LOT 2094
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 in. (36 grams, 13 cm).
Containing several insects and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Green Fuchsite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
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Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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From Oxfordshire, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two pairs of Pecopteris sp. 623 grams total, 7.2-12.3 cm
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