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LOT 3269
Polished Baltic Amber with Fly
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 in. (1.75 grams, 31 mm).
Translucent orange amber with a fly inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3269
Polished Baltic Amber with Fly
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £250
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Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. The male had more pronounced ulnar bones on its front legs.
