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LOT 2278
Natural History - Fossil Fern Fragments
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 305 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 4 in. (173 grams total, 6.8-10.2 cm).
Comprising three matrix fragments with fossil ferns. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Canada.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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