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LOT 2458
Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 7/8 - 2 1/4 in. (90 grams total, 47-56 mm).
Comprising three different types of insects, one likely a locust. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
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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