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LOT 2678
Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Fossil Display
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, 370 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 in. (1.54 kg, 20.5 cm high).
Comprising a cluster of vertical Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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