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11 January 2021
Description

This is a fossil from the devonian era, measurements in pictures. This piece is fairly heavy, I assume, due to the stone the fossil is lodged in. I can see what looks to be shell and non-silt/sandtone material in the rock. It's possible there are more fossils embedded in the rock that could be carefully extracted, but I wouldn't wager anything more interesting is there. I have an email from a paleontology professor at the University of Michigan that verified it is an actual Devonian Cephalopod, email in pictures.

Provenance

Discovered this myself in Petoskey MI

Acquired from
Other
For sale
No
Answered within 2 days
By George
Jan 13, 16:51 UTC
Fair Market Value
$100 - $200 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Dear Nathaniel,

Thank you for your help and I am very sorry for the delay with the appraisal.

The presented object appears to be a fossilized Devonian Cephalopod with the measurements of 100 mm long and 63 mm wide. The fossil is still embedded in the ground material and can not be identified clearly. There is a price potential because of the size of this fossil.
This piece is in good condition and there is no serious damage visible in the images provided.
A fair market estimation would be between 100 to 200 USD.
This estimate is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparable items. Retail "asking prices" can be higher and may vary.

With kind regards,
Georg

Nathaniel crosse Jan 13, 17:11 UTC

What of the fossil is visible is 100mm long, 63mm wide.

Nathaniel crosse Jan 18, 18:40 UTC

Do you need anything else? Have there been any updates in the appraisal?

Nathaniel crosse Jan 20, 16:07 UTC

I've not heard anything from anyone in a week. Can I get an update?

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