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LOT 2492
Natural History - Large Polished Goniatite and Orthoceras Fossil Display
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, 370 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 7/8 in. (2.1 kg, 27.5 cm high).
Freestanding textured matrix set with two Goniatite sp. specimens and a Orthoceras sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2492
Natural History - Large Polished Goniatite and Orthoceras Fossil Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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