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LOT 2676
Fossil Illaenus Tauricornis Trilobite
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN, CIRCA 480 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 in. (68.9 grams, 58 mm).
On a matrix and showing parts of the distinctive bullhorn-shaped genal spines; rare. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Russia.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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