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LOT 2278
Natural History - Giant British Fossil Belemnite Collection
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 - 7 1/8 in. (495 grams total, 13.5-18 cm).
Comprising five bullet-shaped rostra of Belemnite cylindroteuthis. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Stone Treasures, Midlands, UK, 2017.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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LOT 2278
Natural History - Giant British Fossil Belemnite Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Large Triple Agadir Fossil Ammonite Display
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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