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LOT 2322
Large Unpolished Fossil Tree Branch Section Group [20]
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 235 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/8 - 3 1/2 in. (1.42 kg total, 35-90 mm).
Comprising twenty cut branch sections of petrified wood with some bark details. [20, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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