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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]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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