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LOT 2765
Fossil Shrimps in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (165 grams, 11.3 cm).
A sandstone matrix containing three complete and two partial fossil specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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