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A SPLIT AMMONITE

RUSSIA

Price Realised GBP 1,375
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GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000
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A SPLIT AMMONITE

RUSSIA

Price Realised GBP 1,375
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Price Realised GBP 1,375
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From the Jurassic (201-145 million years ago), the 16-inch specimen of Speetoniceras sp. split and polished to reveal internal chambers, some naturally filled with a yellow calcite, the reverse of each sealed to reveal the shell ridges, each supported on a stand.
Each: 16 x 1412 x 2in. (40.5 x 37 x 5cm.)
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James Hyslop
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