A LARGE GROUP OF FOSSILIZED SCALLOPS

Lot 60
24.05.2023 14:00UTC +00:00
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ID 966758
Lot 60 | A LARGE GROUP OF FOSSILIZED SCALLOPS
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£ 10 000 – 15 000
From the Upper Miocene, Burdigalian (20-16 million years ago) the free-standings specimens of Gigantopecten restitutensis of varying size creating an impressive sense of depth and fluidity as large scallops gradate down to smaller young specimens at the base of the plate, the group prepped in original matrix.

361/4 x 38 x 71/2in. (92 x 96.5 x 18.8cm.)
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