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LOT 2704
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 4 in. (651 grams total, 7.3-10 cm).
Comprising three ammonite halves, possibly Dactylioceras commune. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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