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LOT 2852
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Cluster
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 201-174 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (509 grams, 14.1 cm).
Displaying a number of specimens, possibly Cymbites and a fragment of Arnioceras, on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Whitby Dac, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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