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LOT 2152
Natural History - Fossil Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (599 grams, 15.5 cm).
Showing the pair of horn-like spines behind the glabellum, specific for Dicranurus monstrosus odontopleurid trilobites. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2152
Natural History - Fossil Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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