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LOT 2461
Fossil Crab on Matrix
EOCENE-MIOCENE PERIOD, 58-5.3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (1.16 kg, 13.4 cm).
The remains of a fossil crab set in a sedimentary matrix with its legs and claws curled underneath the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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