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LOT 2442
Fossil Fern Leaves
PENNSYLVANIAN EPOCH, CIRCA 300 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (268 grams, 15.5 cm).
An irregular matrix containing Pecopteris fossil ferns on both sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Pennsylvania, USA.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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