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LOT 2336
Fossilised Leaves in Matrix
PALEOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 66-56 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (670 grams, 13.5 cm).
Limestone matrix showing one large leaf on one side and several overlapping fragments on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection since at least 1946.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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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.
