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LOT 2337
Fossil Brittle Star Plate
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-443.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (740 grams, 19 cm).
A rounded matrix containing a number of Ophiuroidea sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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