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LOT 2352
Fossil Aipichthys Fish in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 5/8 in. (222 grams, 91 mm).
Aipichthys velifer on a rectangular matrix with an identification sticker. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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