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LOT 2511
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
ORDOVICIAN AGE, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 3 in. (397 grams total, 68-78 mm).
Comprising three Ophiuroidea sp. specimens on irregular matrices. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco.
From an old German collection.
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