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LOT 2530
Fossil Knightia Fish on Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (43 grams, 84 mm).
A Knightia alta fish on a rounded limestone matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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