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LOT 2537
Fossil Fish in Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (335 grams, 16.5 cm).
On a rectangular matrix, possibly Diplomystus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Green River formation, Wyoming, USA.
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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LOT 2537
Fossil Fish in Matrix
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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