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LOT 2728
Dawn Redwood Plant Fossil
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 34-23 MILLION YEARS B.P
2 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (82 grams total, 56-59 mm).
Two irregular matrices containing dawn redwood fossils, showing twig and needle leaves. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Muddy Creek Formation, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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