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LOT 2420
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
23 5/8 in. (136 grams, 60 cm long).
Restrung using polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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LOT 2420
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Nodule
Lower Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The nodule halves comprising the positive and negative of Hildoceras sp. ammonite. 613 grams total, 9.2-10.7 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
On a rectangular matrix. 292 grams, 13 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
Seasonally some 58 million years ago, in the Green River region of Wyoming, torrential rains fell in the mountains. They flowed down the mountain sides, forming wide shallow lakes in the valley below. During the dry season, these lakes would dry up due to evaporation (as happens in certain parts of Africa today). Millions of fish died in this short period of time. This climatic cycle happened over a 20-thousand-year period. Layer upon layer of mud entombed all these fish. At a much later date, volcanic activity uplifted this area to expose the fossils. -
Natural History - British Fossil Bivalve Collection
Early Jurassic Period, 201-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three Parainoceramus ventricosus bivalves with some visible growth rings. 757 grams total, 8.5-10 cm
From Lower Lias, Blockley, Gloucestershire, UK. Ex Norfolk, UK, collection.
