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LOT 1824
Natural History - British Heteromorph Fossil Ammonite with Bivalves Display
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (972 grams, 16.5 cm).
A heteromorph fossil Spiroceras annulatum ammonite together with Neocrassina miodularis bivalves in an amorphous matrix; collector's hand written label 'Burton Bradstock 1002' to reverse; Inferior Oolite, Garantiana Zone. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Burton Bradstock, Dorset, UK.
Property of a Leicestershire, UK, private collector.
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LOT 1824
Natural History - British Heteromorph Fossil Ammonite with Bivalves Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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