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LOT 1931
Natural History - Barrandei Fossil Trilobite Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 2 1/4 in. (234 grams total, 41-58 mm).
A group of three Metacanthina barrandei trilobites on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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