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LOT 2176
Natural History - Giant British Fossil Belemnite Collection
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 - 6 7/8 in. (368 grams total, 10.2-17.5 cm).
Comprising six bullet-shaped rostra of Belemnite cylindroteuthis. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Stone Treasures, Midlands, UK, 2017.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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LOT 2176
Natural History - Giant British Fossil Belemnite Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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