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LOT 2280
Fossil Asaphus Trilobite in Matrix
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN, CIRCA 470-458 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (140 grams, 76 mm).
Asaphus plautini with a semicircular headshield and tailshield separated by well-defined ribs. [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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LOT 2280
Fossil Asaphus Trilobite in Matrix
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £540
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