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LOT 2500
Fossil Rastellum Bivalve Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 155 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/2 in. (226 grams total, 76 - 90 mm).
Comprising three Rastellum carinatum bivalves, two joined together. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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