A Keichousaurus fossil, late Triassic period, Xing Yi, Guizhou Province, the sedimentary rock exhibiting a well preserved fossil. 30 cm high, 18 cm wide, 1 cm deep at thickest point
Nantan Meteorite: Nickel-iron Iab-Mg, coarse octahedrite, found in a strewn field near the city of Nantan, China in 1958, 115g, about 6 x 3 x 1.5 cm. [There is evidence that the fall of the meteorite may have been observed in 1516; fragments were gathered…
Mundrabilla Meteorite: Iron meteorite found in 1911 on the Nullabor Plain in Western Australia, 21 grams, about 3 x 2 cm. [One of the largest meteorites ever found with a total known weight of 22 tonnes, and a main mass (the single largest fragment) of 12…
Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 Scientific report 'Mollusca' by C. Hedley, F.L.S. (1916); 'Sea-Floor Deposits from Soundings. (1922) and 'Geology : a group of Gneisses...from the Moraines at cape Denison, Antarctica' by C.E. Tilley (1940); B.A.N.Z…
Six N.Z. mollusc fossils, the bivalves of mussel shell form, good examples. The longest 9.5 cm. Found by our vendor c.1960s, Kiritehere. Note: Fossils from this area are recording as being 200 million years of age.
Collection of fossil specimens including Otozamites Bengalensis (Apollo bay, Victoria) from early Cretaceous, Trilobites (Forbes, N.S.W.), and a starfish collected at Clonbinane in Victoria, (27 items), the largest 31 cm across
A crystallized fossil nautilus, cut and highly polished showing sectional interior with crystalline effects including concave growths, opaline effects evident to the back. Maximum Diameter 13.7 cm.
A significant Petrified Mammoth tusk with antique Oriental carving, pre-historic, of considerable weight and preserving the natural curvature of the tusk, relief carved with the image of a man, a single carved character above and remnant painted script.…
A piece of engraved mammoth ivory, the fossilised ivory carved to a recessed plaque with a finely engraved and inked image of big horn wild sheep against a mountainous background; signed and dated 'Bjornson 1877', with a timber display stand. Height 5.5…
Meteorite Slice: Large Huckitta pallasite stony-iron meteorite slice, 2460g, size 26 x 20 cm, recovered in 1937 from Huckitta Cattle Station, Northern Territory, Australia
Conophton Basalticum - Stromatolite, Cambrian period, 500myo, Antrim basalt, from Katherine, Northern Territory, large slab, 91 x 43 cm. One of only a few specimens to come out of this locality, Stromatolites are one of the earliest forms of life to exist…
Two fossilised beetles, together with a glass dome one beetle specimen in two segments, the dome with an ebonised base, 26 cm high. Provenance: Estate of the late Ian David Cooper, Victoria.