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LOT 2792
Natural History - Cambropallas Telesto Fossil Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 416-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 5/8 in. (1.53 kg, 27 cm).
A large Cambropallas telesto trilobite on a matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Djbel Ougrat, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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