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LOT 2322
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Ammonite Group
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, ALBIAN STAGE, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (123 grams total, 45-48 mm).
Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. ammonites (sometimes known as a Goat Horn). [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the north-east coast of Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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LOT 2322
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Ammonite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 61 grams, 10 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Pair
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cut to reveal the internal gas chambers, some iridescence to the outer surfaces. 300 grams total, 10.9 cm each
From Madagascar. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 0.93 grams, 25 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.