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LOT 2348
Natural History - Large Ludwigia Fossil Ammonite
MIDDLE JURASSIC PERIOD, 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 in. (1.27 kg, 18 cm).
Polished through the shell to reveal the dividing gas chambers of Ludwigia murchisonae. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Horn Park, Beaminster, Dorset, UK.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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