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LOT 2365
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Book Ends
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 in. (3.4 kg total, 15 cm high each).
Comprising a pair of polished fossiliferous matrices set with a raised Goniatite sp. ammonite. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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