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LOT 2486
Natural History - Fossil Mamite Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 90 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 5/8 in. (369 grams, 92 mm).
The horned ammonite with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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