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LOT 2396
Natural History - Fossil Triple Agadir Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
12 1/2 in. (6.9 kg, 32 cm).
Comprising three overlapping Mellitella sp. ammonites on a freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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