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LOT 2396
Fossil Knightia Alta Fish Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 4 1/8 in. (189 grams total, 7.9-10.5 cm).
Comprising three rounded matrices, each with a Knightia alta specimen, one with two specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom USA.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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