Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group

Ordovician Period, 360 million years BP. A large cut and polished straight cephalopod Orthoceras sp. 295 grams total, 12.5cm (5"). From an old Lincolnshire collection 1980s; from Erfoud, Morocco, Nort

Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P. Comprising three polished, dome-shaped masses, each with a central Goniatite sp. specimen. 368 grams total, 70-75 mm (2 3/4 - 3 in.). From the Atlas M

Devonian Period, 417-354 million years BP. A rectangular stone block displaying orthoceras fossils, polished on all six faces. 8 kg, 30 x 7 x 14cm (11 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 5 1/2"). Property of a London gentl

Silurian Period, 400 million years BC. A free-standing pillar of orthoceras-rich matrix, with four specimens exposed and polished. 1.4 kg, 23cm (9"). From an important London collection, acquired in t

Middle Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P. Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. specimens (sometimes known as a Goat Horn), polished to reveal rich calcites and suture patterns. 160 grams t

Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P. Both set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. 810 grams, 16 cm high (6 1/4 in.). From a Cambridgeshire,

Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P. A group of five polished Goniatite sp. fossil ammonite 'buttons'. 590 grams total, 73-86 mm (2 7/8 - 3 3/8 in.). From Morocco, North Africa.Ex Cambridgeshir

Cretaceous Period, Albian Stage, 113-100 million years BP. A group of eight small A-grade cut and polished Cleoniceras sp. ammonites from Madagascar, with the distinctive pattern of the cross-section

Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.. Each polished and cut from a single block containing multiple Orthoceras sp. and other fossil specimens. 1.95 kg total, 12.2 cm high (4 3/4 in.). Fro

A group of ten fossil branch sections of varying length and thickness. 1.2 kg total, 6.3-10.7 cm (2 1/2 - 4 1/4 in.). From Madagascar. Mineral Imports, London, UK.Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).

Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P. A pair of polished fossil book ends, each trapezoidal and displaying a raised Orthoceras sp. fossil. 2 kg total, 12 cm high each (4 3/4 in.). From Morocco,

Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P. The extinct nautiloid cephalopod polished to reveal the internal gas chambers and set on a textured freestanding matrix. 15.8 kg, 1.01 m (39 3/4 in.).

Palaeozoic Period, 350 million years BP. A polished display plate of Orthoceras regulare, showing the fossil structures. 1.7 kg, 24.5cm (9 3/4"). From an old Cambridge, UK, collection; from the Atlas

Jurassic-Ordovician Periods, 201-445 million years BP. A group of five fossils comprising three trilobites: two Calymene sp., and one Phacops sp., and two Orthoceras sp. 725 grams, 48mm-12cm (2-4 3/4"

Cretaceous Period, 200-65 million years BP. Group comprising: a small ammonite, cut and polished in two halves, with two small fossil fish specimens, in matrix. 618 grams total, 3.2-14.7cm (1 1/4 - 5

Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P. A composite plate containing a large number of variously sized ammonites, polished upper face. 835 grams, 24.7 cm (9 3/4 in.). From Madagascar. From a

Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P. Cut and polished from a single fossiliferous block and each side set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen. 3.4 kg total, 15.3 cm high each (6 in.). Fro

Miocene Period, circa 25 million years B.P.. Composed of several fossil sea urchins or sand dollars in a matrix. 4.6 kg, 34.5 cm (13 5/8 in.). From France.

Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P. Promicroceras planicosta with iron stained surface giving a beautiful contrast in colour, from the Lower Lias, Obtusum Zone. 42.53 grams, 67 mm (2 3/5 in.

Eocene Period, 58-36 million years BP. The group comprises a Knightia alta (upper) and a Diplomystus sp. (lower) fossil fish, on the matrix plaque. 612 grams, 22.5cm (8 3/4"). From the Pradi Collectio

A mixed group of polished mineral 'eggs' including onyx, amethyst(?), serpentine(?"). 484 grams total, 48-64mm (2 - 2 1/2"). Ex Thompson collection, Devon, UK. [4, No Reserve]

Oligocene Period, circa 34-23 million years B.P. A group of three fossil leaves in matrix. 15 grams total, 59-77 mm (2 3/8 - 3 in.). From Beaverhead County, Montana, U.S.A.Collected between 1930 and 1

Middle Ordovician Period, 400 million years BP. A group of two specimens of the trilobite Ogygiocarella debuchi with Gregory, Bottley, and Lloyd label reading: MID-ORDOVICIAN TRILOBITE, Ogygiocarella

Jurassic to Carboniferous Period, 199-3 million years B.P.. Mostly consisting of various species of ammonite, together with a number of shells. 362 grams total, 10-87 mm (3/8 - 3 3/8 in.). Acquired on