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LOT 2215
Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Book End Pair
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (1.95 kg total, 12.2 cm high).
Each polished and cut from a single block containing multiple Orthoceras sp. and other fossil specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Chrysocolla Mineral Sample Group [8]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Rastellum Bivalve Group
Middle Jurassic Period-Late Cretaceous Period, circa 174-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The mollusc specimens with a narrow-valved tubular shell. 230 grams total, 69-83 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Sinosura Starfish Group
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three possibly Sinosura kelheimense specimens, a pair on one matrix and the other with one specimen. 146 grams total, 63-70 mm
From Stonhoffen, Germany. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.