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LOT 2366
Natural History - Fossil Whitby Dac Ammonite Cluster
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 5/8 in. (1.11 kg, 16.8 cm).
Comprising variously sized Dactylioceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Very Large Fossil Orthoceras Sculpture
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.