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LOT 2262
Natural History - Fossil Crab
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (600 grams, 12.5 cm).
A rare Harpactocacinus punctatus crab on a matrix.
ProvenanceFrom Verona, Italy.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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