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LOT 2439
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 - 4 3/8 in. (500 grams total, 8.9-11 cm).
Comprising three Ophiuroidea sp. on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German collection.
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