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LOT 2530
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 6/8 - 2 7/8 in. (98 grams total, 72 - 74 mm).
Cut Cleoniceras sp. ammonite, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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