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LOT 2550
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Egg Pair
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 5/8 in. (300 grams total, 49-67 mm).
Comprising two polished fossiliferous eggs, each showing a partial Orthoceras specimen. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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