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LOT 2768
Fossil Psiloceras Ammonites in Matrix
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 in. (950 grams, 20.5 cm).
Comprising three Psiloceras planorbis specimens on a cut matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Watchet, Somerset, UK.
From 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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Fossil Psiloceras Ammonites in Matrix
Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three Psiloceras planorbis specimens on a cut matrix. 950 grams, 20.5 cm
From Watchet, Somerset, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
