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LOT 2484
Fossil Double Mamite Ammonite on Base
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 90 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 3/4 in. (1.99 kg, 17 cm wide).
Two horned ammonites with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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