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LOT 2743
Fossil Petraster Starfish Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 - 5 3/8 in. (660 grams total, 13-13.6 cm).
Comprising two matrices with a Petraster sp. specimen on each with some other fossil remains. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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