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LOT 2246
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 3/8 in. (342 grams total, 63-88 mm).
Comprising three Ophiuroidea sp. specimens on matrices. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco.
From an old German collection.
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