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LOT 2470
Fossil Agadir Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (1.06 kg, 11.3 cm).
With cut base, possibly Calycoceras. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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