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LOT 3232
Dicranurus Fossil Trilobite in Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 444-439 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (579 grams, 11.3 cm).
Showing the pair of horn-like spines behind the glabellum, specific for Dicranurus monstrosus, an odontopleurid trilobite; restored. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3232
Dicranurus Fossil Trilobite in Matrix
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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