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LOT 2684

Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonites

JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5 7/8 in. (810 grams, 14.8 cm).

The irregular matrix showing multiple specimens, possibly Eleganticeras sp. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Whitby Dac, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

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LOT 2684

Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonites

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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