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LOT 2363
Natural History - Fossil Dolphin Vertebra
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 15 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (62.7 grams, 10.3 cm).
A fossilised Delphinus sp. dolphin vertebrae. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From North Carolina, U.S.A.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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