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LOT 2266
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 - 6 3/4 in. (330 grams total, 11.1-17 cm).
Comprising three large teardrop-shaped matrices containing Orthoceras sp. specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Coral Head Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Polished to an irregular shaped with two domed faces, showing the internal structure of a coral head. 371 grams, 10.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Morroccanites Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 380 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A Morocconites malladoides specimen displaying the characteristic upcurved, frontal medial spine. 152 grams, 69 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Morocconites malladoides is thought to have been a epifaunal detritivore. -
Natural History - Sanibel Island, USA, Seashell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types. 937 grams total, 20-78 mm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
