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LOT 2561

Fossil Shrimp in Matrix Group

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.

2 1/2 - 3 7/8 in. (275 grams total, 66-98 mm).

Comprising two rectangular matrices, one with a pair of Carpopenaeus sp. specimens, and one with a single Carpopenaeus sp. specimen and a small Knightia alta specimen to the reverse. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2561

Fossil Shrimp in Matrix Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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