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LOT 2376
Natural History - British Fossil Bivalve Collection
EARLY JURASSIC PERIOD, 201-174 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 - 4 in. (757 grams total, 8.5-10 cm).
Comprising three Parainoceramus ventricosus bivalves with some visible growth rings. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lower Lias, Blockley, Gloucestershire, UK.
Ex Norfolk, UK, collection.
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