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LOT 1896
Natural History - Elrathia Fossil Trilobites
MIDDLE CAMBRIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 500 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 31/4 in. (160 grams total, 62-83 mm).
A pair of irregular matrices, each containing an Elrathia sp. fossil trilobite. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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