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LOT 2693
Natural History - Large Fossil Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 - 4 1/2 in. (1.34 kg total, 10.5-11.5 cm).
Hildoceras sp. in an irregular matrix nodule. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Whitby, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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