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LOT 2449
Fossil Fish and Insects on Matrix Group
CRETACEOUS TO EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 145-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 - 3 7/8 in. (322 grams total, 81-99 mm).
Comprising a Knightia alta fish on a round matrix, a grasshopper, and a flying insect. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of an Essex gallery.
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