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LOT 2489
Fossil Pyritised Obesum Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 195 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (474 grams, 10.4 cm).
Etoderoceras obesum, showing good detail to the shell and spines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Stonebarrow, Charmouth, Dorset, UK, 1980s.
Ex old British collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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