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Australian Fossil Insect Cocoon Pair Australian Fossil Insect Cocoon Pair Australian Fossil Insect Cocoon Pair
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LOT 2418

Australian Fossil Insect Cocoon Pair

HOLOCENE PERIOD, FROM 11,700 B.P.

2 - 2 1/4 in. (121 grams total, 53-57 mm).

Two insect cocoons from Leptopius duponti, each with a characteristic opening. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Australia.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

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LOT 2418

Australian Fossil Insect Cocoon Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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