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LOT 2899
Polished Fossil Book End Pair
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (3.7 kg total, 14.5 cm).
Cut from a fossiliferous stone, each set with a central Devonian cephalopod fossil. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Ammonite
Lower Jurassic, Toarcian Stage, circa 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A rounded nodule half containing a fossil specimen. 1.15 kg, 12.5 cm
From Whitby, Yorkshire, UK. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The specimen is close to Pseudolioceras lythense (Young and Bird). -
Dawn Redwood Fossil Plant Group
Oligocene Period, circa 34-23 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Three irregular matrices containing dawn redwood fossils, showing twig and needle leaves. 164 grams total, 47-68 mm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Large Madagascan Natural Unpolished Fossil Wood Section
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A thick slab of agatised wood with some bark detailing on the outside. 1.92 kg, 26.6 cm
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