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LOT 2711
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display Stand
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (935 grams, 15.6 cm).
Comprising a Goniatite sp. and an Orthoceras sp. set on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2711
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display Stand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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