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LOT 2355
Natural History - Diplomystus Fossil Fish on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 55 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (1.07 kg, 19.5 x 19.5 cm).
A rectangular matrix with a Diplomystus sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Shark and Fish Tooth Display
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
