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LOT 2403
Natural History - Polished Ammonite Plate
JURASSIC PERIOD, 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 in. (778 grams, 23 cm wide).
Comprising a composite of various sized ammonites with polished upper surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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