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LOT 2681
Fossil Petraster Starfish Pair
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 - 3 7/8 in. (358 grams total, 88-98 mm).
Comprising two irregular matrices, each with Petraster sp. specimen. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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