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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]

Provenance

Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

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LOT 2678

Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Fossil Display

Sold for (Inc. bp): £14

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