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LOT 2440
Fossil Sea Urchin Pair
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 48-38 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (199 grams total, 64 mm each).
Comprising two Eupatagus antillarum specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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