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LOT 2360
Natural History - Fossil Perisphinctes Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, 174-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 in. (127 grams, 74 mm).
Displaying clear ribbing to the outer shell. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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