Polished Fossil Orthoceras Egg Pair

DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.

2 - 2 5/8 in. (300 grams total, 49-67 mm).

Comprising two polished fossiliferous eggs, each showing a partial Orthoceras specimen. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2550