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LOT 1995
Natural History - Fossil Dragonfly Larvae
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 16 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (5.92 grams, 61 mm).
Comprising two Libellula doris specimens on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Piedmont, Italy.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Historic Cornish Wavellite Mineral Specimen
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