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LOT 2277
Natural History - Lyme Regis Fossil Ammonite
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (798 grams, 14 cm).
Comprising the inner whorls of Microderoceras sp. on a triangular nodule section. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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