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LOT 2092
Natural History - Iridescent Fossil Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 113-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (519 grams, 12.8 cm).
Cleoniceras besairiei with large portions of the shell with rainbow iridescence. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2092
Natural History - Iridescent Fossil Ammonite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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