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LOT 2529
Mioplosus Fossil Fish
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 in. (1.62 kg, 23 cm).
On a rectangular matrix, showing some good detail, an outline of another specimen visible on the lower edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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