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LOT 2672
Fossil Grasshopper in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 108-92 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (160 grams, 11 cm).
On a limestone matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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