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LOT 2268
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonoid
EARLY PERMIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 280-225 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (832 grams, 11 cm).
Metalegoceras sundiacum with polished surfaces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Maubisse Formation, Timor, Indonesia.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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