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LOT 0428
Natural History - Fossil Crab
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (600 grams, 13.3 cm).
Harpactocacinus punctatus on a matrix; rare.
ProvenanceFrom Verona, Italy.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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