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LOT 2235
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Stars on Matrix
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 3/4 in. (898 grams, 17 cm).
Comprising two Ophiuroidea sp. specimens on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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