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LOT 2517
Fossil Grasshopper Pair
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 108-92 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 - 3 1/2 in. (186 grams total, 85-89 mm).
Comprising two specimens on individual matrices. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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