Bears, mammoths and trilobites get enhanced

NATURAL history auctions usually throw up some fascinating lots, from bugs in amber to fossilised fish, from meteorites to a range of precious and semi-precious rocks, and the January 11 sale held by I.M. Chait, in association with David Herskowitz, was no exception.

For just $400 you could have picked up a 30 million-year-old turtle shell, or for $10,000 the 7ft 4i…

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