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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]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Scutellum Trilobite
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