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LOT 2489
Polished Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (766 grams, 15.7 cm).
A freestanding textured matrix set with Goniatite and Orthoceras. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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