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LOT 2643
Natural History - Mixed Historic Fossils
MAINLY JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 201-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 - 6 1/8 in. (1.71 kg total, 2.5-15.5 cm).
An interesting mixed group comprising ammonites, a rib, an antler, petrified wood and others. [15, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
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