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LOT 2503
Natural History - Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 7/8 in. (1.9 kg, 25 cm high).
Set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2503
Natural History - Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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