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LOT 2491
Natural History - Lyme Regis Fossil Ammonite Cluster
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (358 grams, 97 mm).
Showing a large quantity of ammonites. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lyme Regis, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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