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LOT 2486
Fossil Douvilleiceras Mammilatum Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 113-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (167 grams, 71 mm).
Showing prominent ribbing and some iridescence. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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