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LOT 2391
Large Fossil Brittle Star Plate
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-443 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 1/8 in. (1.63 kg, 23.2 cm).
An irregular matrix with Ophiuroidea sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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