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LOT 2485
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Column
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 3/4 in. (1.56 grams, 19.8 cm).
The four polished 'bullets' showing variously sized Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Polished Fossil Orthoceras Bowl
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A shallow bowl carved from fossiliferous stone, showing a section of a large Orthoceras sp. specimen. 218 grams, 12 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Nodule
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
An opened nodule containing Dactylioceras commune sp. 132 grams, 62 mm
From Yorkshire coast. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Grasshopper Pair
Cretaceous Period, 108-92 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising two specimens on individual matrices. 186 grams total, 85-89 mm
From Brazil. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.