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LOT 2346
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Platter
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 1/4 in. (979 grams, 26 cm wide).
Comprising a composite of various sized ammonites with polished upper surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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