Lot 73
Lot 73
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE FOSSIL STINGRAY

GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING, USA

Price Realised GBP 20,000
Estimate
GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000
Closed: 25 May 2021
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE FOSSIL STINGRAY

GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING, USA

Price Realised GBP 20,000
Closed: 25 May 2021
Price Realised GBP 20,000
Closed: 25 May 2021
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From the Eocene (circa 50 million years ago), a 38 1/2-inch long specimen of Heliobatis radians in an excellent state of preservation, particularly to the highly articulated tail and the 18 1/2-inch pectoral fins, two barbs to the tail survive in fine detail, prepped on limestone matrix, affixed to mounting board and framed.
4312 x 25 x 2in. (110.5 x 63.5 x 5cm.)
Provenance
Phillips, New York, 8 June 1996, Lot 385.
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