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LOT 2335
Polished Goniatite Fossil Triangular Lidded Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (557 grams, 12.8 cm).
Carved from a fossiliferous stone and the lid set with a goniatite specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2335
Polished Goniatite Fossil Triangular Lidded Box
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Polished Orthoceras Fossil Coaster Set
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a set of six round coasters and a holder, carved from fossiliferous stone. 700 grams total, 91 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Crab with Both Claws
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £50
Comprising the body and both front legs with claws. 34.6 grams, 60 mm
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. -
Knightia Fossil Fish Plate Group
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three circular plates, each with a Knightia alta fish, and a fourth plate with small remains of one. 165 grams total, 71-80 mm
From Wyoming, USA. From a Lincolnshire, 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.
