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LOT 2400
Fossil Alethopteris Fern on Matrix
MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 300 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (208 grams total, 5.7-11.6 cm).
Comprising a group of irregular matrices with Pecopteris sp. ferns. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From St Clair, Pennsylvania, USA.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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