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LOT 1696
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bead Necklace
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
28 in. (126 grams, 71 cm long).
A string of bone beads from the woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s.
London, UK, collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Natural History - Large Diplomystus Fossil Fish
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A large Diplomystus sp. fossil fish in a rectangular shale matrix. 2.8 kg, 52.5 x 28.5 cm
From Wyoming, Green River Formation, U.S.A. From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
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 - Fossil Starfish in Matrix
Ordovician Period, circa 485.4-443.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £64
A pair of Ophiuroides sp. starfish together with a Carpoid and other fossils on an irregular matrix. 1.6 kg, 30.5 cm
Fine condition.
El Caid Romi, Morocco, North Africa. Old Bristol collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Ginkgo Leaf in Matrix
Paleocene Period, circa 66-56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A fossil Ginkgo sp. leaf in an amorphous matrix; held in a white card collector's tray. 91 grams, 77 mm
From the Sentinel Butte Formation, North Dakota. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
