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LOT 2763
Brittlestar Fossil on Matrix
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 7/8 in. (782 grams, 17.5 cm).
Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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