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LOT 2223
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-443.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (416 grams, 14.5 cm).
Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras Tower
Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Fossil Sand Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Period, circa 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
