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LOT 2498
Natural History - Fossil Dragonfly Larvae
MIOCENE PERIOD, 16 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (85 grams total, 90 x 90 mm including case).
On amorphous matrix containing Libellula doris specimens. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Piedmont, Italy.
Acquired 1980s.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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