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LOT 2517
British Unidentified Fossil Fish in Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 419-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 3/8 in. (557 grams, 21.2 cm).
On a curving matrix and showing good detail, especially on the scales. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Cheddar, Somerset, UK.
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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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.
