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LOT 2562
Natural History - Large Fossil Double Agadir Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
12 1/4 in. (9.6 kg, 31 cm).
A freestanding display comprising two Mellitella sp. ammonites showing well preserved ribs.
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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