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LOT 2415
Fossil Vinctifer Comploni Fish in Matrix
EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH, 150-109 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 5/8 in. (507 grams, 19.2 cm).
On a matrix showing the characteristic elongated scales, an old collector's number 'VP206' on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
From 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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LOT 2415
Fossil Vinctifer Comploni Fish in Matrix
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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