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LOT 2542
Polished Fossil Sand Dollar Group
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 25 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 2 7/8 in. (325 grams total, 58-73 mm).
Comprising three domed and polished specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Crab on Matrix
Eocene-Miocene Period, 58-5.3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
The remains of a fossil crab set in a sedimentary matrix with its legs and claws curled underneath the body. 1.16 kg, 13.4 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Brittle Star on Matrix
Ordovician Period, circa 485-443 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
An irregular matrix with Ophiuroidea sp. specimen. 362 grams, 16 cm
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Knightia Double Fossil Fish Plate
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
An oval matrix with Knightia alta specimens. 47.5 grams, 10.2 cm
From Wyoming, USA. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah), in the Green River Formation, are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Uinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time.
