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LOT 2439
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Column
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 in. (1.44 kg, 20.3 cm).
Comprising variously sized polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Orthoceras Fossil Bookends
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Formed of fossiliferous stone with Orthoceras sp. specimens. 2.16 kg total, 12 cm each
From Morocco, North Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossilised Tree Trunk Slice
Late Triassic Period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A cut and polished slice showing internal banding. 471 grams, 14.3 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Large Cut and Polished Mineral and Fossil Wood Slab Group [4]
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising two polished slices of fossilised wood, an irregular slice of rhodonite, and dendritic jasper. 1.4 kg total, 11.2-23 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
