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LOT 2391

Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish Group

EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.

3 -3 3/8 in. (99 grams total, 78-87 mm).

Comprising three specimens on roughly oval matrices. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2391

Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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