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LOT 2546
Fossil Ammonite on Matrix
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (1.59 kg, 11.5 cm).
Large nodule with a single Eleganticeras ammonite specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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