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LOT 1755
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 4 1/8 in. (332 grams total, 8.1-10.6 cm).
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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