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LOT 2698
Fossil Presbyornis Bird Footprints
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (108 grams, 76 mm).
A rectangular matrix containing two footprints, emphasised with white chalk; rare. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Locality 3, The Green River Formation, Spanish Fork Canyon, Soldier Summit, near Provo, Utah, 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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