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LOT 2777
Polished Fossil Goniatite Stand
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 in. (1.47 kg, 18 cm).
A display comprising four polished Goniatite sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Coral Head Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Two large domed structures with polished upper face showing the internal structure of a coral head. 578 grams total, 8.5-11.4 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Psiloceras Ammonites in Matrix
Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three Psiloceras planorbis specimens on a cut matrix. 950 grams, 20.5 cm
From Watchet, Somerset, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Fossil Whale Ear Bone
Miocene Period, Anversien Formation, circa 23-5.3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Tympanic bone, originally forming part of the whale's hearing apparatus. 128 grams, 76 mm
From Steepdrop, Vanderhoft, Belgium. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VM28; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
