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LOT 2296
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Cluster
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIA STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (790 grams, 15.5 cm).
A group of Dactylioceras sp. and other fossils in an irregular shale matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Whitby, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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