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LOT 2384

Fossil Mosquito and Grasshopper in Matrix

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 108-92 MILLION YEARS B.P.

2 7/8 - 3 in. (170 grams total, 73-76 mm).

Each on a limestone matrix. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Crato formation, Brazil.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

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LOT 2384

Fossil Mosquito and Grasshopper in Matrix

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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