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LOT 2529
Fossil Fern in Matrix
MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 300 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 - 6 1/2 in. (537 grams total, 14-16.6 cm).
Comprising two bifacial matrices with Pecopteris sp. ferns. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Pennsylvania, USA.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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