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LOT 2741
Natural History - Large British Pleuroceras Fossil Ammonite Multi Display
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 180-178 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 3/4 in. (2.4 kg, 17 cm).
Showing specimens of Pleuroceras paucicostatum or Pleuroceras hawskerensefossil ammonites in a matrix, together with other inclusions; accompanied by a display stand.
Provenance
From Hawsker, North Yorkshire, UK.
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LOT 2741
Natural History - Large British Pleuroceras Fossil Ammonite Multi Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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