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LOT 1866
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Fossil Ammonite Group
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/4 - 2 1/8 in. (157 grams total, 45-54 mm).
Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. (sometimes known as a Goat Horn) polished to reveal rich calcites and suture patterns. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the North-East Coast of Madagascar in the jungles of Mahajanga.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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LOT 1866
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Fossil Ammonite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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