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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]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2902

Large Slab with Fossil Shells

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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