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LOT 2438
Fossil Perisphinctes Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 174-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (193 grams, 90 mm).
Perisphinctids indogermanus fossil ammonite showing clear ribbing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Property of an Essex gallery.
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