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LOT 2508
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 - 3 3/4 in. (262 grams total, 55-96 mm).
Three Ophiuroidea sp. specimens on irregular matrices. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German collection.
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