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LOT 2365
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 - 4 1/2 in. (330 grams total, 9.1-11.4 cm).
Comprising three Ophiuroidea sp. specimens on matrices. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German collection.
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