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LOT 2702
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 - 5 7/8 in. (252 grams total, 12.2-14.9 cm).
Comprising three torpedo-shaped matrices with Orthoceras sp. specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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