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LOT 2765
Natural History - Extremely Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
50 3/8 in. (43.4 kg, 1.28 m).
A magnificent display tower of several polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured background; repaired.
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2765
Natural History - Extremely Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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