Auction 162 – 4 - 9 March 2025
Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Part 1: Tu, 04.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 2: We, 05.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 3: Th, 06.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 4: Fr, 07.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 5: Sa, 08.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 6: Su, 09.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: We, 05.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 3: Th, 06.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 4: Fr, 07.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 5: Sa, 08.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 6: Su, 09.03.2025, from 1:00 PM CET
Description
Mesoproterozoic 'String of Beads' Fossil
Backdoor Formation, circa 1.4 billion years B.P. Showing a number of Horodyskia williamsii macrofossil imprints; information sticker to reverse with inked collector's note 'Pingandy Station'. 174 grams, 79 mm (3 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]
Found Pingandy Station, Western Australia. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Previously described informally as a ‘string of beads’, assigned to the genus Horodyskia, and is considered one of the oldest known eukaryotes.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 75 GBP |
| Starting price | 5 GBP |
| Estimate | 30 GBP |
The auction is closed.
