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LOT 2506
Iridescent Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 113-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (197 grams, 94 mm).
A naturally iridescent Cleoniceras besairiei ammonite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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