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LOT 2550
Fossil Pycnodont Partial Fish Palate
MIDDLE JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 175-160 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 in. (7.35 grams, 31 mm).
In matrix with rows of molar teeth in situ. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Kingsthorpe, Gloucestershire, UK, 1960s.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a previous typed information card.
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This item is for collection only.
