Loading, please wait...
LOT 2684
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonites
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 7/8 in. (810 grams, 14.8 cm).
The irregular matrix showing multiple specimens, possibly Eleganticeras sp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Whitby Dac, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
.jpg)
Natural History - Large Crinoid Fossil Display Plate
Silurian Period, 443-416 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Presenting a large Scyphocrinus elegans crinoid, in an amorphous sheet matrix. 5.6 kg, 35 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. -
Natural History - Mixed Historic Fossil Collection
Permian-Pliocene Period, circa 298-2.4 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising fossilised wood, leaf fossils, a gastropod mollusc, sea urchin, nautilus shell, a bivalve, gastropods on a matrix, and a replica beetle on a matrix; all fossils with old labels. 1.62 kg total, 7.6-11.9 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic information card. -
Natural History - Historic Collection of Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: cut section of tiger's eye from South Africa, collection number 111; calcite of duftite from Tsumeb, South West Africa, collection number 566; specular hematite on calcite, collection number 300; cut agate geode half from Mexico, collection number 37; andalusite from France, collection number 301; deep brown morion crystal point from Brazil, collection number 97; cut pebble of tiger's eye from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 203; calcite from A40 construction works, Middlesex, UK, collection number 509; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 193. 686 grams total, 3.7-10.8 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Eight specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
