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LOT 2064
Natural History - Fossil Elrathia Kingii Trilobite Group
CAMBRIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 541-485 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 2 3/4 in. (99 grams total, 61-70 mm).
Both specimens on irregular matrices. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Utah, U.S.A.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes
Elrathia were small trilobites, usually about an inch in length.
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LOT 2064
Natural History - Fossil Elrathia Kingii Trilobite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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