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LOT 2038
Natural History - British Fossil Scallop
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 165-200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (179 grams, 86 mm).
Comprising an almost complete Pseudopecten acuticostata and remains of other fossils on the matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Blockley Quarry, Gloucestershire, UK.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Boxed Historic Sphalerite Crystal Display Specimen
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