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LOT 2254
Natural History - Very Large British Cardinia Fossil Bivalve Multi Display
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 201-202 MILLION YEARS B.P.
19 3/4 in. (17.7 kg total, 50 cm).
A plate of natural, unpolished Cardinia sp. fossil bivalves from the Frodingham formation; accompanied by a display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the exhausted Coningsby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK.
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LOT 2254
Natural History - Very Large British Cardinia Fossil Bivalve Multi Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Natural History - Large Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Slice
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With one polished and lacquered face showing bands of colour. 1.7 kg, 19 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Knightia alta specimen on a rectangular matrix. 200 grams, 11.7 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. Acquired during 1980s. From the Pradi Collection, Boston, U.S.A.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 165-200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
On a large matrix showing a large portion of the ridged ammonite. 641 grams, 12.5 cm
From Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
