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LOT 2637
Polished Fossil Coral Head Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 - 4 1/2 in. (578 grams total, 8.5-11.4 cm).
Two large domed structures with polished upper face showing the internal structure of a coral head. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Fossil Crocodile Egg
Eocene Period, circa 58-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Crocodilienovum major crocodile egg on an irregular matrix. 398 grams, 13.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Bos Species Fossil Horn Core
Pleistocene Period, 40,000-20,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising the curved tip of a horn, possibly from aurochs, an extinct species of bovine. 550 grams, 16.5 cm
From Worcester Terrace Gravels, Eckington, Worcestershire, UK. Acquired from Milton Keynes Geological Society in 1999. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VM91; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
