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LOT 2171
Natural History - British Fossil Fern Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/4 - 9 1/4 in. (1.41 kg total, 10.7-23.5 cm).
Specimens including Alethopteris sp. and Sphenopteris laurenti, and others. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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