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LOT 2466
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras Tower
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 370 MILLION YEARS B.P.
18 1/2 in. (8.35 kg, 47 cm high).
Comprising a number of vertical Orthoceras sp. specimens on a freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2466
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras Tower
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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