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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]

Provenance

From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2672

Fossil Grasshopper in Matrix

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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