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LOT 2415
Fossil Phacops Trilobite on Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 444-439 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (182 grams, 71 mm).
The aquatic arthropod showing good detail to the carapace, resting on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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