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LOT 2491
Green River Fossil Mioplosus Fish
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 in. (1064 grams, 230 mm).
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail, a section of a tail from another specimen visible on one corner. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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