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LOT 2401
Natural History - Fossil Acanthoceras Ammonite
LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 70 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 3/4 in. (1.05 kg total, 19.6 cm high including stand).
Displaying a clean centre; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Agadir, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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