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LOT 3256
Group of Three Lebanese Fossil Shrimp
LATE CRETACEOUS, CIRCA 100.5-93.9 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 3 1/2 in. (350 grams total, 70-89 mm).
Comprising three roughly rectangular matrices, each with a fossilised shrimp. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3256
Group of Three Lebanese Fossil Shrimp
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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