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LOT 2304
Fossil Phareodus Fish in Matrix
EOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 56-33.9 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (1.03 kg, 16 cm).
On a rectangular matrix showing the characteristic oval body and a small head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Green River formation, Wyoming, USA.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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