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LOT 2394

Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group

DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P

1 3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (80 grams total, 44-49 mm).

Comprising five polished Orthoceras sp. specimens. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.

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LOT 2394

Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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