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LOT 1884
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 3 1/2 in. (307 grams total, 68-90 mm).
A group of three brittle stars Ophiuroidea sp. on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German collection.
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