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LOT 2725
Fossil Lebanese Shrimp on Matrix Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 - 3 1/2 in. (447 grams total, 84-89 mm).
Comprising three rectangular matrices, each with a Carpopenaeus sp. specimen, one dendritic. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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