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LOT 2350
Natural History - Scarce Fossil Sapindopsis Plant on Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (745 grams, 19.2 cm).
Comprising two joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to modern Platanaceae family. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2350
Natural History - Scarce Fossil Sapindopsis Plant on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Natural History - Large Fossil Crinoid Plate
Silurian Period, circa 443-416 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising a single Scyphocrinus elegans specimen with clear detail. 2.03 kg, 28.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Indo-Chinite Black Meteoritic Glass Tektite Group
Found circa 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Black tektite pair formed from the impact of a meteorite. 30 grams total, 33-37 mm
Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a card from Steve Arnold and an information sheet on tektites. -
Natural History - Fossil Fern Nodule
Carboniferous Period, 345-280 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An opened nodule with a pair of fern fossils. 108 grams total, 54-58 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.