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LOT 2426
Fossil Primigatus Fish
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 6/8 in. (285 grams, 145 mm).
A rare Primigatus sp. fish on a rectangular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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