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LOT 2423
Fossil Phacops Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 444-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 in. (120 grams, 72 mm).
The aquatic arthropod showing good detail to the carapace, resting on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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