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LOT 2394
Natural History - Polished Goniatite Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/2 in. (1.24 kg, 21.5 cm).
The ammonoid cephalopod on a textured matrix, polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Freestanding, comprising a pair of goniatites and a single specimen of Orthoceras; each specimen polished to reveal the internal structure. 973 grams, 15.6 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising four sections of Aepyornis eggs. 50 grams total, 35-68 mm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Marine Dinosaur Tooth Collection
Cretaceous Period, 140-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising four Mosasaur sp. fossil teeth with remains of enamelling. 14.9 grams total, 17-28 mm
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s.