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LOT 2250
Natural History - Polished Fossil Wood Slice
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250-200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 7/8 in. (329 grams, 15 cm).
A cut and polished section of fossilised tree with some fine detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Historic Mixed Fossil Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a variety of fossils including bivalves, Dactylioceras sp. specimens, a sea urchin, Gryphaea specimens and others. 4.4 kg total, 2-15.5 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Roundel Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising two domed roundels, each with a polished ammonite. 708 grams total, 11.4-12.4 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Lower Back Tooth
Ice Age, 50,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With two bifurcated roots and enamel grinding surface. 176 grams, 99 mm
From Yakutsk, Permafrost Region, Siberia. Acquired from an old Dutch collection. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.