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LOT 2627
Fossil Dragonfly Larvae in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 in. (17.8 grams, 53 mm).
Comprising three specimens on a rectangular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Hajoula, Lebanon.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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