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LOT 1876
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (632 grams, 10.8 cm).
Dactylioceras tenuicostatum on a freestanding cut matrix with sponge holes. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Whitby, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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