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LOT 2536
Natural History - Fossil Crab on Matrix
EOCENE-MIOCENE PERIOD, 58-5.3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (1.47 kg, 13.5 cm high).
The remains of a fossil crab set in a sedimentary matrix.
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2536
Natural History - Fossil Crab on Matrix
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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