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LOT 2359
Natural History - British Pyritised Fossil Nautiloid
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-190 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 in. (887 grams, 12.3 cm).
Possibly Cenoceras annulare sp., polished and displaying chamber sections.
ProvenanceFrom the Holderness Coast, Yorkshire, UK.
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