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LOT 2522
Eupatagus Fossil Sea Urchin Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 2 3/4 in. (540 grams total, 58-71 mm).
Comprising five Eupatagus antillarum specimens. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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