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LOT 2566
Collection of British Found Fossils
MAINLY JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 200-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 - 6 3/4 in. (5.4 kg total, 1.7-17 cm).
A large group containing various ammonites, gastropods and bivalves, some with identification labels. [28, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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Fossil Plesiosaur Vertebra
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Mother of Pearl with Scenes from the Bible
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Burwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.