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LOT 2239
Natural History - Fossil Gingko Leaf
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, 359-299 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (103 grams, 72 mm).
The light-coloured specimen on a matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From North Dakota, U.S.A.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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