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LOT 1889
Natural History - Fossil Ammonoid Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/4 in. (1.38 kg, 18.5 cm).
A cluster of six fossil ammonoids displayed on a sub-triangular free-standing matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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