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LOT 2854
Fossil Barasaurus Besairiei Skeleton in Matrix
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 240 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 3/4 in. (172 grams, 17 cm).
Showing the almost complete skeleton; some restoration.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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