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LOT 2518
Natural History - Very Large Polished Fossil Belemnite
JURASSIC PERIOD, 160 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (126 grams total, 19 cm).
Cylindroteuthis sp.; held in a collector's tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Oxford, UK.
Ex UK collection.
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