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LOT 2500
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 3 7/8 in. (410 grams total, 79-97 mm).
Comprising three matrices displaying four partial Ophiuroidea sp. brittle stars; held in a white card collector's tray. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
Ex an old German paleontological collection.
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