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LOT 2712
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (710 grams, 15.5 cm).
Set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2712
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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