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LOT 2670
Fossil Trilobite on Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (153 grams, 79 mm).
A Reedops sp. trilobite on an oval matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco.
Property of a Stockport, UK, collector.
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