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LOT 2459
Fossil Thysanopeltidae Trilobite in Matrix
MIDDLE DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 380 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (386 grams, 99 mm).
Thysanopeltidae scutellum on a textured matrix, showing detail of the characteristic fan-like tail shield. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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