AN HISTORIC FOSSIL ICHTHYOSAUR

Lot 166
25.05.2021 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 35 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 543711
Lot 166 | AN HISTORIC FOSSIL ICHTHYOSAUR
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£ 50 000 – 80 000
From the Posidonienschiefer Formation, lower Jurassic (circa 184 million years ago), the 5-inch long fossil skeleton of a juvenile Stenopterygius quadriscissus in excellent state of preservation, particularly to the skull and the forefin, professionally prepared on rectangular-cut shale matrix, mounted on board with wooden frame.
68 x 221/2 x 3in. (172.5 x 57 x 7.5cm.) in frame
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
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