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LOT 2476
Natural History - Scunthorpe Fossil Ammonite Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 3 3/4 in. (261 grams total, 70-96 mm).
Comprising two cut and polished Aegasteroceras sagittarium ammonites showing good detailing. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Conesby Quarry, Scunthorpe, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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