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LOT 2584
Sandstone Gogotte Formation Display
15 3/4 in. (8.85 kg, 40 cm).
A greyish sandstone slab with cascading layers of softly folded concretions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Gogottes were displayed at the chateau of Fontainebleau, France, collected by King Louis XIV (1638 -1715). They were used to decorate the formal gardens of the royal residence at Versailles, especially l’Encelade, Les Trois Fontaines and La Salle de Bal. Elsewhere, they were treasured in Song Dynasty China (960-1127 AD). In the 20th century, natural forms inspired the sculptor Henry Moore and others.
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Polished Cleoniceras Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Polished to reveal the internal structure. 179 grams, 93 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Orange Fossil Ammonite Display
Middle Jurassic Period, Aalenian stage, 174.1-170.3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
A large freestanding display containing polished specimens: a belemnite, scallops and Lytoceras dilucidum, Leioceras and other ammonites in various sizes, the largest 32 cm in diameter. 41.9 kg, 60 cm
with Science & Natural History, South Kensington, 27 April 2017, no.13. -
Diplomystus Fossil Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diplomystus sp. in a rectangular matrix. 1.52 kg, 22 x 16 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), 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 Ulinta, 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.
