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LOT 2468
Natural History - Fossil Ammonite with Iridescence
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 113-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (293 grams, 10.5 cm).
Cleoniceras sp. with much of the original shell material remaining, showing red, green, and gold iridescence. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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