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LOT 2561

Natural History - Fossil Agadir Ammonite

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.

4 5/8 in. (923 grams, 11.8 cm).

A freestanding Mellitella sp. ammonite showing well preserved ribs, information sticker to the base. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2561

Natural History - Fossil Agadir Ammonite

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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