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LOT 2529
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 5/8 in. (1.09 kg, 14.2 cm).
Comprising Eleganticeras sp. specimens on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Whitby Dac, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Historic Collection of Fossils
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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