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LOT 2902
Large Slab with Fossil Shells
MIOCENE PERIOD, 23-5.3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
13 5/8 in. (5.8 kg, 34.5 cm).
A sizeable matrix containing a large number of fossilised shells. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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