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LOT 2607
Natural History - Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Pair
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEAR B.P.
4 3/8 in. (375 grams total, 11-11.2 cm).
Cut Cleoniceras sp. ammonite, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2607
Natural History - Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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