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LOT 0400
Natural History - British Asterocerus Fossil Ammonite and Bivalve Display
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 202-201 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 5/8 in. (2.6 kg, 27 cm).
Showing a polished Asterocerus ps. fossil ammonite and a Cardinia sp. bivalve in a free-standing matrix; from the Frodingham formation.
ProvenanceFrom the exhausted Coningsby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK.
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LOT 0400
Natural History - British Asterocerus Fossil Ammonite and Bivalve Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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