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LOT 1758
Natural History - Fossil Agadir Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (1.8 kg, 13.5 cm).
A free-standing Mellitella sp. fossil ammonite. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Agadir, Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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