VO Paléontologie et Histoire naturelle - mercredi 15 mars (lots 4088 à 4136)

Araucaria petrified wood slice, cross-section, Australia, Cretaceous (70 million years old), on a custom-made base, 31 x 40 cm
This wood is called "Peanut wood". It is in fact driftwood partially eaten by small marine bivalve molluscs. These tunnels are then filled with minerals during the fossilization process.

Lot 4134
Estimate
CHF 2 000 - 3,000
Adjudicated(excl. fees)
CHF 1 600

Description

Araucaria petrified wood slice, cross-section, Australia, Cretaceous (70 million years old), on a custom-made base, 31 x 40 cm
This wood is called "Peanut wood". It is in fact driftwood partially eaten by small marine bivalve molluscs. These tunnels are then filled with minerals during the fossilization process.

Condition report

Les dimensions sont données sans les socles

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