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LOT 2370
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 - 4 1/4 in. (333 grams total, 4-11 cm).
Comprising two polished Orthoceras sp. specimens; an ammonite; a matrix with partial fern fossils; and two others. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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