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LOT 2444
Lebanese Fossil Sapindopsis Plant Leaf
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (532 grams, 14.6 cm).
Comprising four joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to modern Platanaceae family.
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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