A LARGE FOSSIL PLAQUE WITH PALM FLOWER AND FISH SPECIMENS
GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING, USA
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Price Realised GBP 25,000
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GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000
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Closed: 25 May 2021
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A LARGE FOSSIL PLAQUE WITH PALM FLOWER AND FISH SPECIMENS
This lot is offered by Christie Manson & Woods Ltd
Christie Manson & Woods Ltd
8 King Street, St. James's, London, SW1Y 6QT, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)20 7839 9060
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Lot Essay
The palms of the Green River Formation represent a flora bordering a warm freshwater lake approximately 50 million years ago. Plant material is amongst the rarest in the fossil record, thus the present example is amongst the largest and most finely preserved, rarely surviving intact.
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Overall in excellent condition, the fish and plant specimens placed and preserved with fine detail. Some very minor natural breaks to the matrix consistent with excavation, the outlines of the plant and fish in greater relief to highlight the fossilised details. Please note that this Lot is heavy.
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GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING, USAA LARGE FOSSIL PLAQUE WITH PALM FLOWER AND FISH SPECIMENSEstimate: GBP 30,000 - 50,000
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