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LOT 1839
Natural History - Fossil Crab
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (300 grams, 12.2 cm wide).
A fossil crab on a sedimentary matrix, the matrix carved to act as a stand for display.
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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