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LOT 2604
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Half
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 184.2-174.7 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/8 in. (7.68 grams, 36 mm).
Dactylioceras commune with the inner face polished to display internal gas chamber. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s.
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