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LOT 2343
Natural History - Large Orthoceras Fossil Tower
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
14 3/4 in. (3.66 kg, 37.5 cm).
Comprising a number of polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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