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LOT 2482
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (973 grams, 15.6 cm high).
Freestanding, comprising a pair of goniatites and a single specimen of Orthoceras; each specimen polished to reveal the internal structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2482
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display
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