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LOT 1789
Natural History - Fossil Bivalve Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 in. (332 grams total, 73-74 mm).
A pair of fossilised bivalves. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Morondava River Basin, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Southwest Madagascar.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).