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LOT 2514

Polished Fossil Goniatite Plate

DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.

6 1/2 in. (752 grams, 16.6 cm).

With a polished upper face, set on a textured matrix. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

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LOT 2514

Polished Fossil Goniatite Plate

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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