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LOT 2837
Fossil Isle of Skye Ammonites
MIDDLE JURASSIC, AALENIAN STAGE, MURCHISONAE ZONE, CIRCA 174-170 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (265 grams, 99.6 mm).
An irregular matrix with three overlapping ammonite specimens, likely Ludwigia or Pseudographoceras. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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