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LOT 2522
Fossil Crab
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (377 grams, 12.4 cm).
A rare Harpactocacinus punctatus crab on a matrix; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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