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LOT 2803
Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Fossil Column
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/4 in. (1.19 kg, 21 cm).
Comprising six polished specimens on a textured matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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