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LOT 2451
Natural History - Large British Sigaloceras Fossil Ammonite Multi Display
JURASSIC PERIOD, CALLOVIAN AGE, CIRCA 164.7-161.2 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 5/8 in. (4 kg, 27 cm).
Sigaloceras sp. fossil ammonite specimens in a free-standing matrix; together with other inclusions.
Provenance
From exhausted South Cave Quarry, Yorkshire, UK.
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LOT 2451
Natural History - Large British Sigaloceras Fossil Ammonite Multi Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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