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LOT 2394
Natural History - Polished Goniatite Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/2 in. (1.24 kg, 21.5 cm).
The ammonoid cephalopod on a textured matrix, polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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