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LOT 3076
Rastellum Bivalve Fossil
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 in. (82.7 grams, 74 mm).
'Devil's toe nail' fossil showing characteristic ribbing and curved profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3076
Rastellum Bivalve Fossil
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Crimson Healer Quartz Crystal Collection
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Clusters of quartz crystals with acquired colouration. 650 grams total, 52-97 mm
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Fossil Woolly Rhino Bone Specimen
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Opening Bid: £5
Large section of a pelvic bone of a Coelodonta antiquitatis. 1.88 kg, 39 cm
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The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros that inhabited Eurasia during the Ice Age. It was well adapted to the harsh conditions, with a long, woolly coat and a thick undercoat.
