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Lot 26

Very Large Nautilus

10 – 11 August 2020, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

US$7,000 - US$8,000

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Very Large Nautilus

Cenoceras sp.
Early Jurassic
Lyme Regis, Dorset, United Kingdom

A massive nautiloid, professionally prepared within the original matrix, makes for an impressive decorative display. Cenoceras is an extinct genus within the cephalopod mollusk family, Nautilidae. The famous Lyme Regis locality is the birthplace of paleontologist Mary Anning, who discovered the first articulated plesiosaur and strongly influenced scientific thinking about prehistoric life and Earth history. Measuring 13 ½ x 11 x 6in

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Offered on a custom metal stand.

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