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LOT 2542
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Plate
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 3/8 in. (1.58 kg, 21.3 cm).
An irregular display with polished Orthoceras specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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