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LOT 2406
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras Tower
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, 370 MILLION YEARS B.P.
11 1/4 in. (2.1 kg, 28.8 cm high).
Comprising seven polished specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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