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LOT 2773
Boxed and Labelled Fossil Ammonite Collection
MIDDLE JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 170 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 2 5/8 in. (320 grams total, 56-66 mm).
Comprising four Perisphinctes sp. specimens in labelled specimen boxes. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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