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LOT 2544
Fossil Sapindopsis Plant Leaf
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 in. (1.08 kg, 20.5 cm).
Comprising three joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to the modern Platanaceae family. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2544
Fossil Sapindopsis Plant Leaf
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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