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…
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…
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.
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.
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
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…
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…
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.
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.…
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
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
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…