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LOT 2760
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (242 grams, 13.2 cm).
A polygonal matrix displaying a fossilised Ophiura sp. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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