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LOT 2262
Natural History - Very Large Fossil Orthoceras Sculpture
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
44 3/4 in. (52.3 kg, 113.5 cm).
Formed as a freestanding three-dimensional formation of torpedo-shapes on a chiselled matrix; each 'torpedo' with multiple Orthoceras sp. fossils, some showing the cross-section of the creature.
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2262
Natural History - Very Large Fossil Orthoceras Sculpture
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Natural History - Fossil Morroccanites Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 380 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A Morocconites malladoides specimen displaying the characteristic upcurved, frontal medial spine. 152 grams, 69 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Morocconites malladoides is thought to have been a epifaunal detritivore. -
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp and Fish on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The rectangular matrix with a fossil shrimp and faint remains of a fish showing the spine and head. 172 grams, 90 mm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Agadir Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Freestanding, showing good ribbing. 987 grams, 13 cm wide
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
