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LOT 2415
Fossil Gryphaea Bivalve
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150-200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (167 grams, 69 mm).
Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck showing good detail, a small oyster shell attached to the lower end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Conersby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK.
Ex old British collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated information sheet.
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