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LOT 2187
Natural History - Fossil Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (171 grams, 81 mm).
On a matrix, 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 Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2187
Natural History - Fossil Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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