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Lot 255

A very large fossilised squid

Solnhofen, Germany, Jurassic
117cm wide by 42cm high

Estimate:	£800 - £1,200
Hammer price:	£850

Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Solnhofen in Germany is one of the most famous and important fossil localities in the world, and it is from here that the celebrated Archaeopteryx (the first known bird) was found. The quarries around Solnhofen were originally mined for the beautiful lithographic slate they contained and the process of lithography was invented using this stone. While digging, the quarrymen often came across the remains of a variety of different creatures perfectly preserved in the rock. Small dinosaurs, crocodiles, pterosaurs, plants, sea urchins, fish and sometimes - although very rarely – even insects, like the dragonfly offered here

Fossils, Natural History

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