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LOT 2358
Fossil Shrimp Plate
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 x 3 5/8 in. (417 grams, 15.2 x 9.1 cm).
Rectangular matrix containing three good-sized shrimps. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
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Fossil Tylosaurus Marine Dinosaur Vertebra
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Woolly Rhinoceros Juvenile Milk Tooth
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Manganese Dendrite Landscape Plaque Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising three limestone plaques, each with dendritic inclusions resembling ferns and branching vegetation. 245 grams total, 6.4 x 4.7 - 11.2 x 6.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
