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LOT 1998
Natural History - 'Whitby' Fossil Ammonites in Matrix
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (770 grams, 14.2 cm).
A group of Gagaticeras sp. fossil ammonites in an oval-shaped pebble. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lower Jurassic, Lower Lias, Yorkshire.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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