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LOT 2481
Natural History - Fossil Goniatite Bookend Pair
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 7/8 in. (3.4 kg total, 15 cm high).
Comprising a pair of polished fossiliferous matrices set with a polished Goniatite ammonite. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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