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LOT 2319
Fossil Crocodile Egg on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (312 grams, 10.3 cm).
Crocodilienovum major crocodile egg on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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