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LOT 2370
Large Fossil Fish in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 122-119 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 1/4 in. (935 grams, 26 cm).
Showing good scale detailing, possibly Rhacolepis buccalis. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a deceased estate of a gentleman collector from the Wirral Penninsula.
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