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LOT 2488
Historic Mixed Fossil Collection
3/4 - 6 1/8 in. (4.4 kg total, 2-15.5 cm).
Comprising a variety of fossils including bivalves, Dactylioceras sp. specimens, a sea urchin, Gryphaea specimens and others. [48, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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