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LOT 2430
Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (12.7 grams, 66 mm).
Cleoniceras besairiei showing the internal structure of the shell. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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