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LOT 2266
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 - 6 3/4 in. (330 grams total, 11.1-17 cm).
Comprising three large teardrop-shaped matrices containing Orthoceras sp. specimens. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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