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LOT 1844
Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 165-200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (641 grams, 12.5 cm).
On a large matrix showing a large portion of the ridged ammonite. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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