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LOT 2540
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 3 3/8 in. (270 grams total, 79-85 mm).
Three matrices with Ophiuroidea sp. specimens. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German collection.
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