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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]
ProvenanceFound Whitby Dac, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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