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LOT 2515
Natural History - Diplomystus Fish Fossil
EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (406 grams, 12.6 cm).
On a sandstone matrix, Diplomystus humilus, with an old information label attached to the matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA.
From a Yorkshire, UK, collection.
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