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LOT 2382
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
ORDOVICIAN AGE, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 3/4 in. (330 grams total, 75-95 mm).
Comprising three Ophiuroidea sp. on irregular matrices. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco.
From an old German collection.
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