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LOT 2434
Mioplosus Fossil Fish in Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 5/8 in. (592 grams, 16.8 cm).
An extinct genus of percid fish showing good detail to the body and fins. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Green River formation, Wyoming, USA.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VP254; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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