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LOT 2173
Natural History - Fossil Ammonite Group
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, 182-174 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 3 1/8 in. (333 grams total, 61-80 mm).
Comprising three cut and polished Dactylioceras sp. ammonites showing good detailing. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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