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LOT 2558
Fossil Fern Leaves in Matrix
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 345-280 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (324 grams, 19 cm).
An irregular matrix containing a large quantity of Pecopteris sp. ferns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Pennsylvania, USA.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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