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Polished sawed ammonite: Desmoceras Cretaceus, from Mahajanga, Madagascar. Cretaceous, 80-100 million years old. L:11,5cm

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Polished sawed ammonite: Desmoceras Cretaceus, from Mahajanga, Madagascar. Cretaceous, 80-100 million years old. L:11,5cm

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