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LOT 3213
Stunning Scutellum Fossil Trilobite in Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 444-439 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (93 grams, 60 mm).
Detailed example of Scutellum trilobite on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3213
Stunning Scutellum Fossil Trilobite in Matrix
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Claudiosaurus Fossil Marine Reptile Skeleton in Matrix
Late Permian Period, circa 260 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
An extinct genus of diapsid reptiles, Claudiosaurus germanini, beautifully preserved and featuring a full ribcage, limbs, the majority of the tail and neck vertebrae. 7.75 kg, 40 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
In life, the Claudiosaurus's splayed feet would have been webbed. It had a relatively long body and neck, reaching an overall length of about 60 centimetres. It is presumed to have been partially oceanic, living in a similar way to the modern marine iguana. -
Campo Del Cielo Iron Meteorite
Fell 6000-5000 years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising an irregular iron (IAB) meteorite. 1.71 grams, 12 mm
From Chaco Province, Argentina, the fall was discovered in 1576. Previously in a private collection formed in the 2000s. Acquired at auction in the UK. Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman.
A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8 ton Gancedo and 28.8 ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal which was assumed to be an iron mine and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774 Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 1990, it became protected by law. -
Cut and Polished Fossil Tree Slice
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Thick section of a fossilised tree trunk with some bark detailing. 355 grams, 15.9 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
