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LOT 1710
Natural History - Fossil Coral Head
CENOZOIC PERIOD, CIRCA 56-52 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (365 grams total, 12 x 9 cm including case).
A reconstructed colony of fossil Trochocyathus sp. corals; in a display box. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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