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LOT 0445
Macrophthalmus Crab Cluster
PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.3-2.6 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 3/4 in. (132 grams, 19.8 cm).
Comprising three Macrophthalmus crabs.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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