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LOT 2506
Natural History - Dolphin Vertebra Group
MIOCENE AGE, CIRCA 15 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 3 5/8 in. (352 grams total, 56-91 mm).
Comprising four Delphinus sp. vertebrae. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom North Carolina, U.S.A.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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