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LOT 2662

Natural History - Fossil Crab on Matrix

EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.

6 1/4 in. (937 grams, 16 cm).

Showing the underside of the carapace and both claws; repaired.

Provenance

From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2662

Natural History - Fossil Crab on Matrix

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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