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LOT 2010
Natural History - Fossil Beetle
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 108-92 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (162 grams, 10.6 cm).
A fossil beetle in matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Santana Formation, Brazil.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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