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LOT 2381
Large Fossil Dactylioceras Ammonite Nodule
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 - 4 1/2 in. (1.36 kg total, 9.7-11.6 cm).
A large, rounded pebble containing a Dactylioceras tenuicostatum specimen. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Whitby, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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