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LOT 2533
Fossil Ginko Leaf on Matrix
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 359-299 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 in. (58.7 grams, 67 mm).
A light-coloured specimen on a polygonal matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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