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LOT 2452
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 - 6 1/4 in. (271 grams total, 12.3-16 cm).
Comprising three bullet-shaped examples. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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