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LOT 2550
Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Group
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 1/2 in. (498 grams total, 63-91 mm).
Comprising four cut and polished pebble sections, each containing an ammonite fossil. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yorkshire coast.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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