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LOT 2338
Natural History - Fossil Douvilleiceras Ammonite Group
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS, ALBIAN STAGE, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/4 - 2 in. (143 grams total, 45-50 mm).
Comprising three polished Douvilleiceras sp. ammonites. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the jungles of Mahajanga, north-east coast of Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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