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LOT 2521
Large Fossil Diplomystus Fish Plate
EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
18 1/8 x 24 1/4 in. (9.4 kg, 46 x 61.5 cm).
Diplomystus sp. fossil fish on a matrix slab showing good detail to the spine and ribs.
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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